5 Players who may miss out in India’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad

The bench strength of India is too strong at present time.

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2. Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Despite being a batsman who can very well hit the ball all around the park along with the gift of timing, Samson is yet to achieve a breakthrough in international cricket for India. Since the start of 2020, he has been selected on and off in the playing XI and has mainly batted in the top four. But with his recent omission from the T20I series against England, one might anticipate that throughout his infusion into the squad, Samson was mainly seen as a cover for either Rohit or Shikhar Dhawan.

Another alarming reason why he doesn’t look to be on the selection committee’s radar is because of his inferior show in the IPL 2020. Despite having significant starts during the initial matches, Samson could only score 375 runs in the previous IPL season. Also since October 2019, it will be for the first time that the likes of KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be collectively available together to play a T20I series. The availability of the above four does means that mostly Shikhar Dhawan will be the second reserved opener thus eliminating a need for having an additional opener.

In a broader sense, one might also call Ishan Kishan as Sanju Samson’s direct replacement. Just like Samson, the left-hander can bat anywhere in the top four and also has similar gameplay. In addition to this, the selection committee has also added Suryakumar Yadav who can also exhibit a similar role. All in all, the chances of getting a World Cup ticket for this Kerala based cricketer does looks shady and might need a significant breakthrough to fetch his place back in the squad.

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