[VIDEOS] Sanju Samson - Discussion Thread

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Some people said that as long as Gilchrist() is there, Samson can't play and should look for something else. All I was saying was that he deserves proper chances. I am not his fanboy, but I always want players to get enough opportunities to prove themselves instead of being discarded by the fan armies of players who perform only occasionally.

Nice slap from Sanju to his arrogant haters. Hopefully this innings seals his spot as an opener in the side.

 

[jnaveen1980]

he is better then every batter ever produced by BD. Unfortunately for him he is always at the verge of getting dropped due to insane competition to get into indian team.

Imagine fans of worst bowling team in the history rating bowling of other teams

 

[Smbhayi]

Samson who should have played for India a decade back and seemed too old to make a worthy career having a late resurgence. Also seems a genuinely nice guy. Not that it should be a criterion, but still good to have that trait.

@sweep_shot Also, @Nikhil_cric

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Hi mammooka

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Man I gotta admit I am pleasantly surprised. Never doubted his talent but didn't quite expect him to turn up like this in an all-important match. An on-song Sanju is an absolute delight to watch.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Imagine fans of worst bowling team in the history rating bowling of other teams

and talking as if they have produced GOATs after GOATs. Only GOAT they have produced are goats who consistently get slathered at the international level after decades worth of experience. Fans of a country and a cricket team that exists only due to Indian intervention and generosity is always sh**ing on their benefactor due to religion based hatredness.. with that kind low level thinking and decades of baggage they will go nowhere as a country or as a sporting nation

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Even Secondary and Tertiary keeper bats of India are ripping other teams apart. Kishan against Pakistan and Sanju against WI.

Indian wk bats are booming, the fact that we don’t even need our best keeper bat(greatest in history and the greatest talent in worlf cricket) to win t20is is a testament to that.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Even Secondary and Tertiary keeper bats of India are ripping other teams apart. Kishan against Pakistan and Sanju against WI.

Indian wk bats are booming, the fact that we don’t even need our best keeper bat(greatest in history and the greatest talent in worlf cricket) to win t20is is a testament to that.

Oh yeah, yeah… I totally understand how deeply you are feeling right now.

 

[nish_mate]

Well played.

Neighbours you finally found an opener who isn’t a blind slogger.

Bhai aab har eik ki kismat main Jaise jeera to naahi hota Bhaijaan.....

 

[jnaveen1980]

Even Secondary and Tertiary keeper bats of India are ripping other teams apart. Kishan against Pakistan and Sanju against WI.

Indian wk bats are booming, the fact that we don’t even need our best keeper bat(greatest in history and the greatest talent in worlf cricket) to win t20is is a testament to that.

Ya.. They are slowly reaching the legacy of Rizwan.

 

[Mockingbird]

Sanju Samson is no hack- he is rated very highly by many players (Bishop, Kapil Dev, Gavaskar etc) and today he showed why! Brilliant innings.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Have to give credit to @Bhaag Viru Bhaag who has consistently supported Samson when most of us (myself included) didn’t rate him.

I still think Pant is a superior Test batsman, but it’s no longer that clear.

What an innings this fella played. At least in T20s he has to have sealed his spot for this tournament and the near future.

We also need to consider giving him a longer run in ODIs and Tests but whom does he replace is the question

 

[MP2011]

All clean strikes, none of his strokes were slogs. This shows technically correct bats too can excel in T20s provided they have the right temperament. Kohli displayed this trait in abundance for over a decade.

 

[Mockingbird]

All clean strikes, none of his strokes were slogs. This shows technically correct bats too can excel in T20s provided they have the right temperament. Kohli displayed this trait in abundance for over a decade.

While his temperament could be Kohliesque (too soon to say though), his shots are like Rohit Sharma’s - he lets the ball come to him.

Samson’s talent was never in question, I always found his issue to be mental toughness like KL - he had a tendency to get bogged down in big matches. Even in IPL, he has a reputation of starting big & getting mentally fatigued by the back end of the tournament. Today, he pleasantly surprised me by pulling off a calm, matured knock chasing under pressure. Didn’t know he had it in him.

 

[Hitman]

This is the result of keeping patience with your players.

 

[MP2011]

While his temperament could be Kohliesque (too soon to say though), his shots are like Rohit Sharma’s - he lets the ball come to him.

Samson’s talent was never in question, I always found his issue to be mental toughness like KL - he had a tendency to get bogged down in big matches. Even in IPL, he has a reputation of starting big & getting mentally fatigued by the back end of the tournament. Today, he pleasantly surprised me by pulling off a calm, matured knock chasing under pressure. Didn’t know he had it in him.

Yeah, his strokes are very pleasing to eye like Rohit's in his heydays. Like Rohit, he too has a lot of time to play his strokes.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

On a general note this guy has been playing FC since 2011, IPL since 2013 and T20i since 2016!

We tend to forget how young he started (FC at and how long he’s been around.

FC at 17 and IPL at 18.

In fact I believe he was selected for his state FC team at 14 (played 17).

 

[Bhaijaan]

He came in locked in.
Years of injustice, highs and lows of life humbled him as a person and he submitted himself to God.

What you saw yesterday was a man stoned by time and unfazed by the pressur eof the moment.
Subject kuch feel nahi kar sakta. Because subject has ice in his veins.

 

[JaDed]

Sanju and Shreyas were given enough chances but they didn’t come good.. but guess experience helps.

Just coz Hayden and Hussey were given continuous run in later part of their life, Aussies didn’t cry injustice.

 

[chakdeindian]

Samson, as much he is a good player, he is a very sensitive and emotional guy..He puts lot of baggage on him in the earlier matches trying to prove he is a worthy player and ended up playing unwanted shots..In yesterday's match, I think he was in a very right frame of mind and hence played a blaster of an innings..Hope Sanju doesn't stop and play with the same frame of mind in the upcoming matches whatever may be the pressure..

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Even Secondary and Tertiary keeper bats of India are ripping other teams apart. Kishan against Pakistan and Sanju against WI.

Indian wk bats are booming, the fact that we don’t even need our best keeper bat(greatest in history and the greatest talent in worlf cricket) to win t20is is a testament to that.

I am sorry, I gotta plead ignorance on this one but who are you talking about here?

 

[MP2011]

I am sorry, I gotta plead ignorance on this one but who are you talking about here?

Rishabh Pant.

He is not even amongst the top-20 T20 bats in India. He has been given ample number of chances.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

….
Subject kuch feel nahi kar sakta. Because subject has ice in his veins.

@Bhaijaan sahib does this language mean that in this phase you are now transitioning into the FBI Agent part of your personality?

 

[Bhaijaan]

@Bhaijaan sahib does this language mean that in this phase you are now transitioning into the FBI Agent part of your personality?

Dear Brother,
This phase is all about standing up for the right. The good folks have nothign to worry about. The bad folks, they need to be worried because i will unleash fully fury on them.

 

[nish_mate]

Dear Brother,
This phase is all about standing up for the right. The good folks have nothign to worry about. The bad folks, they need to be worried because i will unleash fully fury on them.

O jaa yaar prahvaa veere, maatha na kharab kar

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

He has been a consistent domestic performer for what feels like years now, but at the same time people shouldn't forget that there was a long stretch recently where he didn't perform. In a team like India where there is so much competition for spots you can't really blame them for wanting to prefer Kishan and Abhishek over him, where they are batting more consistently. He also seems like an 'aar ya paar' type of player in T20, where he will either score big or not score at all.

But still credit to them for not dropping him from the squad entirely, and credit to him for making the most of his opportunity and delivering on such a big occassion when the team needed it most. I think Gautam Gambhir is one of his biggest proponents and has been for quite some time, which definitely helps.