Delhi: The Indian cricket team will be announced soon for the ICC T20 World Cup starting from June 2 this year in West Indies and America. Fans are waiting to know who will play as the wicketkeeper in the team to be announced under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, because there is tough competition for that spot between Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Dinesh Karthik and KL Rahul.

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However, the performance of Dinesh Karthik and KL Rahul was not good in the T20 World Cup held in Australia in 2022, hence it is considered difficult for them to be selected for India this time, so now Rishabh is expected to play as wicketkeeper. There is a tough competition between Pant and Sanju Samson.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Samson has performed well in the current IPL season by scoring 385 runs and under his leadership Rajasthan has won 8 out of 9 matches so far and has almost confirmed its place in the playoffs. At the same time, Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from injury, has returned to his old form and scored 371 runs for Delhi Capitals (DC).

In such a situation, there is a golden opportunity for Pant to be selected as a wicketkeeper in the World Cup, because Sanju, who made his debut in international cricket in 2015, never got consistent opportunities in the Indian team. However, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has said that Samson never got a consistent opportunity in the Indian team in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, Hayden requested the Indian selectors to give him a chance at least in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

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What did Matthew Hayden say about Sanju Samson?

52-year-old Matthew Hayden said, “Sanju was always ignored in the national team. To be honest, I don't know why he hasn't got consistent opportunities in the Indian team for the last decade. If you keep him at the top of the batting order, who can hit the ball hard, he will cause damage to the opposition team many times. Even in the match against Lucknow Super Giants, he played an excellent innings as captain and led to victory.”

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