Gautam Gambhir On Sanju Samson Getty
Another match, another defeat… Team India’s UK tour is going on like this. Team India has lost 2 matches in Ireland and now 2 T20 matches in England also. Their latest defeat is the most shocking, where in reply to the target of 202 runs, the entire team collapsed for just 76 runs. Apparently Team India’s batting is in the dock again. Especially Sanju Samson is once again at the center of this discussion. Will he return to the team? After the third T20, coach Gautam Gambhir made it clear that the doors are not closed for Samson and he can make a comeback in this series.
The tour of Ireland and England did not go well for Samson, who played a big role in Team India’s title win in the T20 World Cup 2026. On this tour, he got a chance in 3 consecutive matches and his scores were only 5, 0 and 1 runs. In all three matches, he returned to the pavilion in the first or second over itself. Due to this, there was a demand to drop him so that Vaibhav Suryavanshi could be given a chance. But even this decision did not change the situation.
Team India lost by 125 runs in the third T20 match played in Nottingham, in which from the beginning till the end, all the batsmen surrendered. In such a situation, when coach Gautam Gambhir came to the press conference, he was asked a question about Samson’s drop and his return to the team. Gambhir also gave a straight answer that Sanju’s contribution in the T20 World Cup cannot be forgotten but sometimes form also has to be kept in mind.
Gambhir said, “There is no fixed rule that Sanju cannot make a comeback in this series. But the most important thing is that in international cricket, results are most important and whatever is the best team combination that can give us results, we field that playing-11. And I have always believed that everyone has to earn their place in the team.”
In this one statement, there is hope for Sanju Samson but there is also doubt because Samson’s performance was not good at all. In such a situation, have they been able to earn their place? But the other aspect here is that batsmen like Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma have also not been that effective. In such a situation, does he deserve to keep his place for the next 2 matches or will Samson return in his place? This statement of Gambhir has raised new questions.
