Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer has advised the Indian opening batter Sanju Samson to make the most of the opportunities he is getting in the shortest format of the game, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi running behind him.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Jaffer reckoned that the Indian team management made the right call by playing Samson over Sooryavanshi in the first T20I against Afghanistan on Sunday, September 13, in Delhi.
“It was a good decision. There had been controversy when Vaibhav got a chance, and Sanju had to be dropped. I think Sanju should get an extended run, and Sanju also needs to score runs consistently,” Jaffer said on his YouTube channel.
“Score some runs when you play because there is a lot of pressure, with Vaibhav there. There is no dearth of batters in the Indian team. Sanju is a very good player and plays match-winning knocks when he gets going, but he is very inconsistent in between,” he added.
Further, Jaffer lauded Abhishek Sharma for his exceptional 82-run knock off 32 balls with seven fours and as many sixes at a strike rate of 256.25. The explosive opener was adjudged the player of the match for his heroic knock.
“It looks like Abhishek Sharma is becoming more mature. He took some time, even if it was for just two or three balls, because earlier his signature style was to look to hit a six on the first ball. He has the game to make up for it later. He is such a dangerous player of spin; we saw that yesterday as well with how he played Rashid, Nabi, and Mujeeb. He has the capacity to hit two or three fours and sixes in an over,” he concluded.
