IND vs WI: Sanju Samson Opens Up On Middle Order Batting, Says I Think It Feels Really Great
INDIA’s wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson opened up on his batting order after smashing a half-century in the final ODI against West Indies on Tuesday at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, stadium.
Samson announced his arrival by lofting Cariah for two sixes on both sides of ‘v’. After surviving an lbw appeal, Samson stylishly flicked Seales for six. Gill and Samson would continue to deal in boundaries, with the latter reaching his third ODI fifty in 39 balls.
But immediately after, Samson mistimed a loft to mid-off against Shepherd. Seven overs later, Gill couldn’t keep pull down and was caught at mid-wicket off Motie. Hardik got into the groove with a pulled four off Seales and smashing Cariah down the ground for six. On the other hand, Suryakumar was quick in glancing, flicking and lofting low full tosses for boundaries.
Samson reckoned that playing a lot of domestic cricket for India helped him to understand to play in different positions.
“Being an Indian cricketer is a challenging thing. I have been around for 8-9 years and played a lot of domestic cricket and for India. So it gives you an understanding of playing in different positions. It is the number of overs you get, not about batting position and you need to prepare yourself accordingly,” he said.
The 28-year old batter also revealed about his plans saying that he had different plans for diffrent bowlers.
“I think it feels really great to spend some time in the middle and score some runs and contribute for the country. It was deliberate. I had plans differently for different bowlers. I wanted to use my feet and dominate the lengths of the bowlers,” he added.
Samson injected some impetus into the Indian innings with two fours and four sixes while making 51 off 41 balls. Though West Indies tried to bounce back with a few wickets, Hardik’s unbeaten 52-ball 70 ensured India finished strongly to post their highest ODI total against the West Indies in the Caribbean.
However, India beat the West Indies by 200 runs in the series decider to win the ODI series by 2-1.
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