Asia Cup 2022: 5 Big Players who will miss the tournament

4.  Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson might have made his international debut in 2015, but he has been in and out of the Indian team since then due to inconsistent performances and cut-throat competition. However, Samson has been playing for India regularly since the Ireland series in the shortest format and had showcased consistent performances in that series and the away T20Is against the West Indies.

Despite putting in his best efforts, the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter was excluded from Asia Cup 2022 as the selectors decided to stick to two wicketkeepers Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik. Meanwhile, the setback does not seem to have affected Samson too much as he played a finisher’s role to perfection in the second ODI against Zimbabwe a couple of days ago.

The promising cricketer would now be hoping to make the most of whatever opportunities he gets so that he can be on the selectors as well as the team management’s radar for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this month.