{"id":45723,"date":"2024-05-08T06:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T06:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/sanju-samson-will-be-exceptional-in-t20-world-cup-kumar-sangakkara-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T06:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T06:12:02","slug":"sanju-samson-will-be-exceptional-in-t20-world-cup-kumar-sangakkara-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/sanju-samson-will-be-exceptional-in-t20-world-cup-kumar-sangakkara-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson will be exceptional in T20 World Cup: Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109937954,imgsize-67362.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sanju Samson will be exceptional in T20 World Cup: Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Sanju Samson will be exceptional in T20 World Cup: Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: According to his Indian Premier League (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL<\/a>) coach, <!-- -->Kumar Sangakkara<!-- -->, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a> captain <!-- -->Sanju Samson<!-- --> has pressed his case to be named India&#8217;s first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in June.<br \/>Samson was included in India&#8217;s 15-man squad for the June 1-29 tournament in the United States and the West Indies, but <!-- -->Rishabh Pant<!-- -->&#8216;s selection gives the 2007 winners more alternatives as they attempt to win a second championship.<br \/>India&#8217;s captain <!-- -->Rohit Sharma<!-- --> and coach <!-- -->Rahul Dravid<!-- --> would have been watching closely when Samson struck 86 off 46 balls in Rajasthan&#8217;s 20-run defeat to Pant&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/delhi-capitals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi Capitals<\/a> on Tuesday.<br \/>Pant scored 15 off 13 balls.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s really up to Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma and how they see the combination. But he (Samson) has made his case, so hopefully he&#8217;ll have a good run in the World Cup,&#8221; Sangakkara told reporters.<br \/>This season, Samson has been in excellent form, ranking third only to <!-- -->Virat Kohli<!-- --> (542) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (541) with 471 runs in 11 games. With 413 runs from 12 games, Pant is also ranked among the top 10 batsmen.<br \/>&#8220;With Sanju, the biggest thing about this season for him is having a lot of clarity about the way he should bat,&#8221; former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Sangakkara added.<br \/>&#8220;There are certain stages of the game that he seems to lose a bit of concentration, which we&#8217;ve addressed from past seasons.<br \/>&#8220;He&#8217;s changed his mindset about the importance of rest and recovery, rather than just training all the time and being tired mentally and physically. The rest is his exceptional ability.&#8221;<br \/>Samson, who has recently been on the fringes of the Indian team, has the potential to excel, according to Sangakkara, having made the World Cup squad for the first time.<br \/>&#8220;He&#8217;s a special player and when he&#8217;s fresh and focused there&#8217;s nothing he can&#8217;t do,&#8221; he added. &#8220;He&#8217;s a humble, grounded guy&#8230; not much on social media. He tends to like a lot of privacy, cares for the rest of the group.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Those are great qualities to have apart from talent and skill. 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