IND vs WI LIVE: India tour of West Indies: Sanju Samson is all set for yet another make-or-break series. After being overlooked for the England series, he will make his return to the ODIs. Despite affirmation from captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid, he has been in and out of Team India. The three-match ODI series will once again serve as the three lifelines. Before boarding his flight to the Caribbean islands, Sanju was seen sharing a moment with his wife Charulatha Samson as they posed for a picture. Follow India vs WestIndies LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- Sanju Samson returns to the ODI setup for the first time in one year
- Samson last played a T20 was back in Sri Lanka in July 2021 and scored a gritty 46 on debut
- India are due to travel to West Indies for a three-match ODI and Five-match T20I series
- Samson was recently part of India’s tour of Ireland
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Samson posses with wife Charulata
Ahead of India’s visit to the West Indies, Samson was seen sharing a picture with his wife Charulata on Instagram. Samson was seen wearing a black shirt as he posed for the picture and was seen delighted. Samson will be making his return to the Indian team in the upcoming ODI series.
In reply, Charulata was also seen sharing the picture on her Instagram story and highlighted their upcoming West Indies. Charulata was also in Sanju’s company in the recently concluded Ireland and England tour. She posted pictures of her in Dublin and Derby, with the latter destination acting as one of India’s venue for the warm-up T20Is.
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Former India and Karnataka pacer Dodda Ganesh was also miffed with Sanju Samson’s omission from the squad for England. The omission came despite his fantastic 77-run knock against Ireland.
“Ideally, you would want to have players like Sanju Samson in the T20s. Ignoring him for Shreyas Iyer is beyond cricketing rationale,” tweeted Dodda Ganesh.
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Sanju Samson in recent international duties-
- Sanju Samson scored 77 runs against Ireland in the second T2oI and could be a valuable weapon to have in the side.
- A better performance on the West Indies tour could make him a significant part of the side.
- Samson has so far played only one ODI for the national side, but could help be good addition to the side with 8 matches on the West Indies tour on offer.
- Samson’s leadership qualities also have another major boost for him to be part of the Indian set-up.
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Overlooked for the England series-
- Sanju Samson was overlooked for the three-match T20 and ODI series against England despite doing well against Ireland.
- The Rajasthan Royals captain is part of the 16-member squad that will play in the three-match ODI series against West Indies.
- The ODI series on the West Indies tour will start on 22nd July.
- Samson will now be poised to make an impact in the Indian ODI side and cement his place in the team.
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India’s squad for 3 ODIs for WI: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
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