Sanju Samson to lead India after Rohit Sharma?

A new day brought a fresh discussion over Rohit Sharma’s successor as the captain of team India in the T20 internationals.  

With the regular skipper set to lead India in the upcoming T20 World Cup which will take place in June this year.

there are a lot of questions on his availability in the shortest format of the game.  

Rohit Sharma took a break from the T20I cricket after the ICC World Cup 2022 debacle and missed the action in most of the series before coming back early this year in order to prepare for the marquee event.  

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Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav led Indian side Sharma’s absence last year, but as Pandya is not looking in form, and has not able to play cricket consistently due to injuries, while Suryakumar Yadav has less leadership experience.

The former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes Sanju Samson is the best player to choose as the captain of India after Rohit Sharma.  

The veteran took to his X account and began by praising for Yashasvi Jaiswal and said that Samson should be picked in the T20 team, while he should also be groomed to lead India after Rohit.

Sanju Samson to lead India after Rohit Sharma:  

https://x.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1782478603248337359 

Sanju Samson has good captaincy experience as he has been leading the IPL team Rajasthan Royals since 2021.  

The RR side has reached the finale in IPL 2022 under Sanju Samson, while the team is sitting in top spot after the halfway stage in the ongoing season.  

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Samson, who usually walks into bat at no.3 for RR has smashed 314 runs in 8 games at an average of 62.8 and a strike rate of 152.42.

His ability to rotate his bowlers and field placement tactics in IPL games are also being appreciated by the cricket pundits 

While the wicketkeeper batter has played 25 T20Is for India so far and scored 374 runs at an average of 18.70 

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Sanju Samson stats for India in T20I

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAverageStrike-rate
Sanju Samson252237418.70133.09
 

Well, Samson’s performance in IPL is influencing his selection in India’s T20 World Cup squad, nevertheless, it is premature to speculate whether or not he would lead India.