‘Wapis nahi aane dega’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s form sparks fresh debate on Sanju Samson’s return to India | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan suggests that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s impressive performances will make it difficult for anyone, including Sanju Samsonto regain his place in India’s T20I side. The young batsman continued his good form with a composed 81-run innings in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe on July 26, showing maturity and power on a challenging Harare pitch. He played some impressive shots, including a straight drive of a yorker from Brad Evans and a huge 102-metre six against Sikandar Raza. Praising the youngster, Pathan wrote, “Jiski vhi jagah lega ye bachha use wapis nahi aane dega…How Special is this Vaibhav Suryavanshi??” (Any place this kid takes, he won’t let them back. How special is this Vaibhav Suryavanshi?)His comments have added to the debate over whether Sooryavanshi is ahead of Samson in India’s T20 plans.

Samson started as India’s first-choice opener during the Ireland T20Is but managed only low scores, leading Sooryavanshi to get opportunities in the England series. Although the youngster could not produce big knocks consistently in the series and Samson returned for the fifth T20I, no change helped India avoid a whitewash.

Choose fight ahead

Samson was ruled out of the Zimbabwe T20I series, while Sooryavanshi took his chance with another impressive innings. With India’s next T20 assignment set to be the Asian Games, the competition for the opening spot between Samson and Sooryavanshi is expected to remain a major talking point.At the same time, Abhishek SharmaThe above area was also reviewed after a poor run of scores. The opener has managed just 2, 8, 1, 3, 16 and 10 in his last six T20I innings, raising fresh questions about India’s preferred opening combination.