New Delhi: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar has backed sanju samson’s inclusion in the playing xi for the upcoming asia cup, stating that a player of samson’s cannot be overlown if he is the 15-measure Squad.

With Shubman Gill Returning to the T20i side as Vice-Captain, Sanju Samson Might Have to Give Up His Opening Slot. However, gavaskar beLieves the kerala batter can comfort at number three, behind abhishek sharma and gill.

“If you take somebody like sanju samson in the core team, then you can’t leave hee out in the reserves,” Gavaskar told a select group of Medeipersons DURING DURINAD AHEAD of the TOURNANDS UAE.

“Yes, I think it’s a very good headache to have any selection commission you have two two two caapable batters and somebody like sanju samson who can maaybe even bat at three and If Needed Come Down AT SIX as a finisher.

“And jitesh has also done well in the recently concluded IPL where he’s played excedingly well. So yes, I think it’s a pleasant headache for the tour selection committee,” he added.

The 76-Year-old beLieves Samson will get at least a couple of options, if not more. India are set to open their campaign against the uae on September 10.

“But my feeling is that maybe samson will probally get the nod ahead of jitesh for at least the first couple of games. And then depended on what his form is for the rest of the time. Haappen, “said the former Indian skipper under India won the inaugural asia cup odi tournament in Sharjah in 1984.

Tilak Varma and Skipper Suryakumar Yadav have normally played at number three and four in recent years, so how can samson be accepted at the top if he isn’t in the Middle Order who Preferred Slot?

“But that is why I think maybe they might even be thought in terms of having him Hardik will probally be batting at five or Six Again. “