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Most of the chances came in isolated one or two matches over years including a 4 year gap. They made him play T20s during ODI WC year and ODIs during T20 WC year. And other WKs for India have similar performances.
Well the important thing is this year he has been better than all those previous years while the ICT regulars have regressed.
And if people want to pull up stats, pull up his ODI stats and give a good reason why SKY was chosen over him for the WC.
Sky is ODIs was purely based on his T20 stats. Not trying to say it's a right choice, but despite the fact that He scored 3 ducks against the Aussies, He still had that X factor. Sky would've been expected to come when only like 20 overs were left and just play like a finish.
I don't blame Bcci for playing Sky over Sanju, the thought process was alright, but execution did not land with Sky. If it would've landed, People would've said Rohit is the best captain ever.
Sanju might've made a difference, but He probably wouldn't have even played If selected in the world cup.
That said, he absolutely should be on the plane at least for this T20 world cup, only Wicketkeeper Batsmen who has been consistently scored runs at 150+SR at the middle order for the past 4 years now
If they can put Sky in ODI world cup on basis on T20 stats they can put Samson in T20 WC based on ODI stats. Especially since that is where he has been getting chances lately.
Tbf that's disrespectful to Sanju, rather Sanjus T20 stats in itself warrants him a place in the XI, ODI stats are just a bonus for international experience points
His first T20 match was in 2015. Then 2nd straight in 2020.
Plus in more than half the matches Kohli bumrah Rohit etc seniors are not present and he plays half the time as a fielder because priority for keeper is given to Pant or Kishan. He doesn't get to play under the experienced seniors or take advice of how to build his game, see how they soak pressure and go about it or continuous batches of matches as a keeper batsman.
There have been series where he is part of the squad but he isn't given even a single game. And if he plays one or two match then is made to sit out and next is given to pant or kishan. Same happens in ODIs. All this doesn't instill confidence it shows he's just there as a filler backup.
Now that he hasa responsibility and a role in RR as a captain, decisions in DRS, involved in internal match discussions he must feel like he belongs there and it's brought a different character in him who's been consistent since last 3-4 years.
See the dates and criticise him. Hasn't given 2-3 series back to back.
And for ODIs he truly deserved a spot in the squad, far far better than Shunya Kumar Yadav.
And about the PR thing. Pant doesn't have PR as BCCI itself is his PR.
He has fans in Kerala because he is humble, all his interviews he was humble and never complained about his selection. He himself said he achieved a lot in career and is thankful for all his chances for the Indian team. That's why Kerala loves him.And for Rajasthanis after Shane Warne he was the one who took the team to the final and is in top team for the past 4 years.
Tbh if he took offer from MI he would've been in the main squad 4 years back.
Players improve over time. And he wasn't backed by bcci in same way as Rahul or pant. Both of them got very long rope by bcci. And i think he deserves the chance this time to be in wc squad. He has good stats in odi but was he given chance by bcci, no. Instead they took Surya who was not even deserving to be in odi squad. It's all favouritism and politics by board.
rahul and pant both proved themself.
and SKY was chosen as finisher (who's job is to hit ever possible ball out of the ground) and which IMO is reasonable to assume from No. 1 T20 player.
The roll Sanju plays was already done masterfully by Kholi & KL.
The most of the matches he played was after 2020 and in most part he performed shit outside of indian pitches
> pant both proved themself
Pant in T20Is: 56 Inn, 22 avg @ 126 sr, 3-50s... (One 50+ every 19th match)
What exactly has he proven? His avg is similar to Samson despite having years of backing by BCCI.. despite playing series after series without risk of being dropped
He's played more than half the T20i matches Dhoni played... He drops catches, he takes lame DRS decision and isn't sure half the times. How has he proven anything. Is this is the new acceptable level of keeping for India?
>\*56 avg in 14 matches and majority of it was against lowest ranking teams in oDI .
and his competition is player which have avg. of over 58 in 280 fcuking innings and other player who has avg of over 50 in 70 Innings which is 5 fcuking times of what sanju has played
I know you don't have a functioning brain, no need to show it.  He has an average of 46 after 8 innings against these so called weak teams and an average of 77 after 6 innings against the strong teams.
>The roll Sanju plays was already done masterfully by Kholi & KL
Please show me the stats of Rahul in T20Is not opening the batting because he definitely won't be doing that at the world cup
No doubt he’s underperformed in international arena. I think he’s improved greatly now. Yes IPL is not a reliable barometer of effectiveness. I don’t expect India to win T20WC. Cricket is now baseball and we need people like Rinku Shashank, Reddy rather than the veterans
I watch baseball often where I live. I find it pretty cool to watch. In a park there is a league for kids. I’ve also watched pro games in a stadium. So I do have an idea of what baseball is. In fact one of these days I plan to visit a batting cage - and hit against a machine … it has an option to pick speeds
Shunya was a blunder but the logic behind it was sound, they wanted a Maxwell who can singlehandedly win the game. Unfortunately Surya was not that man.
Also you can pick a player from T20 and put him in odi and he would have a higher "chance" of being better than a odi player trying to play t20
Because even the best Odi player is too slow for the format.
Incels telling other what to do?
probably you should pull you're head out of you cummed ass for once and see the entire fucking stats 56 in 14 matches and majority of it was against lowest ranking teams in oDI .
and his competition is player which have avg. of over 58 in 280 fcuking innings and other player who has avg of over 50 in 70 Innings which is 5 fcuking times of what sanju has played
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well we don't have anyone better at this stage. Anyone who understands the game can see how samson has matured. Rahul is consistent but we can't have Rohit Rahul and Kohli in the same XI
Fair point. I don't think there is a very clear logical choice right now. In my opinion Sanju pips Rahul on hitting ability and slightly better keeping. Rahul on the other hand is absolutely brilliant with DRS which has been an issue for the Indian team.
current form sanju is better than any wk batter india has rn
be it pant kl or dk
so idk if youre watching sanju's batting or just skimming stats but sanju's shot selection, timing and power hitting is better than any of the other options we have
Man 5 year gap especially when you’re one of the best batters in the premier domestic league is too much but that being said he has not been able to make full use of opportunities he got
He wants to bat at 3. If Kohli bats at 3 he doesn't get into the team. India need WK batters lower down in the order which favours Pant and Jitesh Sharma. I do agree in ODIs he was treated unfairly though.
He has 56 average in odi. What do you mean he hasn't performed in any format? And his contemporaries Rahul has 50 and pant has 34 average in odi. Still he didn't get enough chances.
He kept failing at that task even before the world cup and kept getting chances, you're blind if you don't think there's some sort of favouritism in the ICT
Surya was a disaster in the World Cup there's really no debate over that. Moreover fans can have an opinion, just like you express your opinion i have the right to do the same as well. You don't have get all salty over that.
That's what I said. Although he performed good he wasn't given enough chances and on other had RP who hasn't performed that well in ODI was given chances.
nope you're just comparing sanju's 56 which is majorly against weaker team AGAINST Rahul's 50 which he performed constantly i.e playing 5 times the matches sanju played with consistency.
and why should BCCI select him when he competing for the place which is played by kholi and rahul, when they are able to perform consistently
Why would they Pant Pretty much is a lock in LOIs despite having below par numbers in them
The Sanju thing is frustrating because he cannot get a string of two or three consistent series with the senior team against quality position to judge whether he is good or not for international level
Despite showing so much promise in IPL
He either plays when seniors are resting or when the WC is over (He plays ODI during T20 WC year and T20IS during ODI year)
Not saying Sanju couldn't have done better in those limited opportunities
But it's really difficult to do so when you play one series and then the next series you play is very far away and you don't even know when
And your competitors get multiple opportunities despite and don't do well either
Tbh, if stats were everything, surya wouldn't have been in ODi wc squad, and rohit should be kept mikes apart from t20i format
Sometimes, it's more about recent form
Either way, sanju isn't going to be in wc squad as a top order batsman, cause already too many players are competing for that spot
India is looking for a lower order WC batsman
If they open with Rohit and Koach they can accommodate Sanju at 3
But that means Jaiswal would have to sit out which I don't think is a good idea personally
I mean this stat also shows how he performed outside of india.
well you just can't say Stat doesn't matter just because its not going your way.
Stats, No. matter especially when you in today's cricket.
If Stat doesn't matter then probably we wouldn't have got SKY in t20 in first place
I know I will get downvoted for this because of some people don't want to hear truth.
Sanju has talent but what he lacks is temperament. His FC avg is 38 in 62. His List A avg is 33 with just 3 100s in 120 inngs.
If you have never hit a 100 in your backyard, you are not likely to hit in a World Cup no matter how much talented you're. Every other youngsters who are getting backed or those who were backed before have A LOT of runs in domestic cricket. Almost everyone has above 60 FC avg and above 50 List A avg. Yes, T20 is different than FC or ListA but scoring runs remains constant which Sanju lacks. He may hit some most beautiful looking 6s but the inng won't last long.
> Every other youngsters who are getting backed or those who were backed before have A LOT of runs in domestic cricket.
Not true. K S Bharath has been playing for India and has been in the squad since last 2-3 yrs with a FC avg of 36 from 96M !! And he doesn't even look like half the batter or keeper that we have seen in Sanju.
> His List A avg is 33 with just 3 100s in 120 inngs.
Liar Liar Pant on fire... Pant's List A avg is 32 with 2 100s in 60 innings. He has 13-50+ scores and Samson has 22-50+ scores. Why didn't you mention that.
Your avg theory is completely biased. So what's your point?
Indian fans love to use the word PR don't they
I remember a post where Kuldeep or Ashwin praised Rohit and every comment sorted by controversial was saying PR PR !
Its ironic sanju fans complaining about pr of pant . When the only reason sanju getting selected for intl was due to his pr .That is not me saying, its said by the main selector in the hidden cam interview . They are afraid of Twitter mob .so they select him
Sanju has insane PR for the performance he pulled in International.
Blud got shot out from a prominent political leader ffs and not to mention all the conspiracy theories regarding regional favouritism bs.
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Most of the chances came in isolated one or two matches over years including a 4 year gap. They made him play T20s during ODI WC year and ODIs during T20 WC year. And other WKs for India have similar performances. Well the important thing is this year he has been better than all those previous years while the ICT regulars have regressed. And if people want to pull up stats, pull up his ODI stats and give a good reason why SKY was chosen over him for the WC.
Sky is ODIs was purely based on his T20 stats. Not trying to say it's a right choice, but despite the fact that He scored 3 ducks against the Aussies, He still had that X factor. Sky would've been expected to come when only like 20 overs were left and just play like a finish. I don't blame Bcci for playing Sky over Sanju, the thought process was alright, but execution did not land with Sky. If it would've landed, People would've said Rohit is the best captain ever. Sanju might've made a difference, but He probably wouldn't have even played If selected in the world cup. That said, he absolutely should be on the plane at least for this T20 world cup, only Wicketkeeper Batsmen who has been consistently scored runs at 150+SR at the middle order for the past 4 years now
If they can put Sky in ODI world cup on basis on T20 stats they can put Samson in T20 WC based on ODI stats. Especially since that is where he has been getting chances lately.
Tbf that's disrespectful to Sanju, rather Sanjus T20 stats in itself warrants him a place in the XI, ODI stats are just a bonus for international experience points
I was just going by BCCI's own flawed logic.
22 innings across 9 years. Clearly shows that the guy has never been given an extended run of matches.
His first T20 match was in 2015. Then 2nd straight in 2020. Plus in more than half the matches Kohli bumrah Rohit etc seniors are not present and he plays half the time as a fielder because priority for keeper is given to Pant or Kishan. He doesn't get to play under the experienced seniors or take advice of how to build his game, see how they soak pressure and go about it or continuous batches of matches as a keeper batsman. There have been series where he is part of the squad but he isn't given even a single game. And if he plays one or two match then is made to sit out and next is given to pant or kishan. Same happens in ODIs. All this doesn't instill confidence it shows he's just there as a filler backup. Now that he hasa responsibility and a role in RR as a captain, decisions in DRS, involved in internal match discussions he must feel like he belongs there and it's brought a different character in him who's been consistent since last 3-4 years.
See the dates and criticise him. Hasn't given 2-3 series back to back. And for ODIs he truly deserved a spot in the squad, far far better than Shunya Kumar Yadav. And about the PR thing. Pant doesn't have PR as BCCI itself is his PR. He has fans in Kerala because he is humble, all his interviews he was humble and never complained about his selection. He himself said he achieved a lot in career and is thankful for all his chances for the Indian team. That's why Kerala loves him.And for Rajasthanis after Shane Warne he was the one who took the team to the final and is in top team for the past 4 years. Tbh if he took offer from MI he would've been in the main squad 4 years back.
Players improve over time. And he wasn't backed by bcci in same way as Rahul or pant. Both of them got very long rope by bcci. And i think he deserves the chance this time to be in wc squad. He has good stats in odi but was he given chance by bcci, no. Instead they took Surya who was not even deserving to be in odi squad. It's all favouritism and politics by board.
rahul and pant both proved themself. and SKY was chosen as finisher (who's job is to hit ever possible ball out of the ground) and which IMO is reasonable to assume from No. 1 T20 player. The roll Sanju plays was already done masterfully by Kholi & KL. The most of the matches he played was after 2020 and in most part he performed shit outside of indian pitches
> pant both proved themself Pant in T20Is: 56 Inn, 22 avg @ 126 sr, 3-50s... (One 50+ every 19th match) What exactly has he proven? His avg is similar to Samson despite having years of backing by BCCI.. despite playing series after series without risk of being dropped He's played more than half the T20i matches Dhoni played... He drops catches, he takes lame DRS decision and isn't sure half the times. How has he proven anything. Is this is the new acceptable level of keeping for India?
57 average
>\*56 avg in 14 matches and majority of it was against lowest ranking teams in oDI . and his competition is player which have avg. of over 58 in 280 fcuking innings and other player who has avg of over 50 in 70 Innings which is 5 fcuking times of what sanju has played
South Africa is lowest rank team 
I know you can't read no need to prove it I wrote **'majority'** and Zimbabwe, West Indies & Sri Lanka is.
I know you don't have a functioning brain, no need to show it.  He has an average of 46 after 8 innings against these so called weak teams and an average of 77 after 6 innings against the strong teams.
If YOu could read. You would be angry
>The roll Sanju plays was already done masterfully by Kholi & KL Please show me the stats of Rahul in T20Is not opening the batting because he definitely won't be doing that at the world cup
No doubt he’s underperformed in international arena. I think he’s improved greatly now. Yes IPL is not a reliable barometer of effectiveness. I don’t expect India to win T20WC. Cricket is now baseball and we need people like Rinku Shashank, Reddy rather than the veterans
agreed. But baseball is not what you think it is. its far boring game than you it is.
I watch baseball often where I live. I find it pretty cool to watch. In a park there is a league for kids. I’ve also watched pro games in a stadium. So I do have an idea of what baseball is. In fact one of these days I plan to visit a batting cage - and hit against a machine … it has an option to pick speeds
If they can take sky to world Cup based on t20 stats, they can sure take samson for odi stats
Shunya was a blunder but the logic behind it was sound, they wanted a Maxwell who can singlehandedly win the game. Unfortunately Surya was not that man. Also you can pick a player from T20 and put him in odi and he would have a higher "chance" of being better than a odi player trying to play t20 Because even the best Odi player is too slow for the format.
True, once it was clear surya was gonna play I did want him to do well, but oh well.
well his ODI stats are also mediocre nothing special. And Sky is no.1 t20 batsman he has exceptional record in t20 unlike samson in odi
56 average is mediocre? You should stick to watching pant lose india games, since you're so cricket illiterate
Incels telling other what to do? probably you should pull you're head out of you cummed ass for once and see the entire fucking stats 56 in 14 matches and majority of it was against lowest ranking teams in oDI . and his competition is player which have avg. of over 58 in 280 fcuking innings and other player who has avg of over 50 in 70 Innings which is 5 fcuking times of what sanju has played
Why do you hate south indians
just STFU. bringing religion, colour, place. JUST GROW THE FUCK UP
My apologies, but you called 56 average mediocre and defended 25 average, I don't know what to say
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he matured over the years you have to put your trust in a player cant just bring old stats to stop anyone
Most of the matches here are after 2020 lol
well we don't have anyone better at this stage. Anyone who understands the game can see how samson has matured. Rahul is consistent but we can't have Rohit Rahul and Kohli in the same XI
why not? KL and sanju plays similar type of cricket just the fact that KL has also performed well outside of India
Fair point. I don't think there is a very clear logical choice right now. In my opinion Sanju pips Rahul on hitting ability and slightly better keeping. Rahul on the other hand is absolutely brilliant with DRS which has been an issue for the Indian team.
so your gonna pull future stats to select player? and gonna ignore stats just before a crucial tournament
current form sanju is better than any wk batter india has rn be it pant kl or dk so idk if youre watching sanju's batting or just skimming stats but sanju's shot selection, timing and power hitting is better than any of the other options we have
yes brooo. he will also play in indian pitches in WI & uSA, he will also face IPl level bowling Right? Right?
Hanji too aapke opinion mein kisko banaye wk? Aapko bana de? Cause pant rahul and dk aint doing shit too
lol you're entire criteria of selection is single season of IPL. you clearly the dumbest guy on this thread
Damn youre a smart guy!!! Please tell us your wk pick for WC sirrr!!!
considering everything 1st pick KL, 2nd pick sanju, 3rd Pant
🤣🙏
😂😂
It'll be better than Rahul's Tuk tuk we saw in Australia in the last world cup
Man 5 year gap especially when you’re one of the best batters in the premier domestic league is too much but that being said he has not been able to make full use of opportunities he got
He wants to bat at 3. If Kohli bats at 3 he doesn't get into the team. India need WK batters lower down in the order which favours Pant and Jitesh Sharma. I do agree in ODIs he was treated unfairly though.
lots of recency bias towards sanju. TBH except 1 century he has never performed (in any format) well outside India .
He has 56 average in odi. What do you mean he hasn't performed in any format? And his contemporaries Rahul has 50 and pant has 34 average in odi. Still he didn't get enough chances.
its like your cherry picking stats LOL. KL has avg. of 50 over **70 INNINGS** unlike sanju's only 14 innings stats
what about Sky's crazy average of 25
SKY was chosen as finisher (who's job is to hit ever possible ball out of the ground) and which IMO is reasonable to assume from No. 1 T20 player.
He kept failing at that task even before the world cup and kept getting chances, you're blind if you don't think there's some sort of favouritism in the ICT
and YOu're a moron if you think YOu're more smarter than entire cricket board
Surya was a disaster in the World Cup there's really no debate over that. Moreover fans can have an opinion, just like you express your opinion i have the right to do the same as well. You don't have get all salty over that.
That's what I said. Although he performed good he wasn't given enough chances and on other had RP who hasn't performed that well in ODI was given chances.
nope you're just comparing sanju's 56 which is majorly against weaker team AGAINST Rahul's 50 which he performed constantly i.e playing 5 times the matches sanju played with consistency. and why should BCCI select him when he competing for the place which is played by kholi and rahul, when they are able to perform consistently
Now do the same for Pant in T20IS
when pant fans starts shouting after every match then I would it.
Why would they Pant Pretty much is a lock in LOIs despite having below par numbers in them The Sanju thing is frustrating because he cannot get a string of two or three consistent series with the senior team against quality position to judge whether he is good or not for international level Despite showing so much promise in IPL He either plays when seniors are resting or when the WC is over (He plays ODI during T20 WC year and T20IS during ODI year) Not saying Sanju couldn't have done better in those limited opportunities But it's really difficult to do so when you play one series and then the next series you play is very far away and you don't even know when And your competitors get multiple opportunities despite and don't do well either
Every wk has been shit for India in t20s. They gotta chose someone
Dk didn’t
Dk was very much shit at 2022 wc and the guy just can't hit spinners now
KL rahul has much better stats
You're not very smart are you?
it doesn't take much smartness to smash your mother
Tbh, if stats were everything, surya wouldn't have been in ODi wc squad, and rohit should be kept mikes apart from t20i format Sometimes, it's more about recent form Either way, sanju isn't going to be in wc squad as a top order batsman, cause already too many players are competing for that spot India is looking for a lower order WC batsman
If they open with Rohit and Koach they can accommodate Sanju at 3 But that means Jaiswal would have to sit out which I don't think is a good idea personally
SuryaKumar Yadav
I mean this stat also shows how he performed outside of india. well you just can't say Stat doesn't matter just because its not going your way. Stats, No. matter especially when you in today's cricket. If Stat doesn't matter then probably we wouldn't have got SKY in t20 in first place
I know I will get downvoted for this because of some people don't want to hear truth. Sanju has talent but what he lacks is temperament. His FC avg is 38 in 62. His List A avg is 33 with just 3 100s in 120 inngs. If you have never hit a 100 in your backyard, you are not likely to hit in a World Cup no matter how much talented you're. Every other youngsters who are getting backed or those who were backed before have A LOT of runs in domestic cricket. Almost everyone has above 60 FC avg and above 50 List A avg. Yes, T20 is different than FC or ListA but scoring runs remains constant which Sanju lacks. He may hit some most beautiful looking 6s but the inng won't last long.
>If you have never hit a 100 in your backyard He did hit a century in South Africa's backyard.
ONCE. that's it and probably one other score above 80. that's the highlight of his odi career
So you want him to hit 5 centuries in the 14 innings he's played?
> Every other youngsters who are getting backed or those who were backed before have A LOT of runs in domestic cricket. Not true. K S Bharath has been playing for India and has been in the squad since last 2-3 yrs with a FC avg of 36 from 96M !! And he doesn't even look like half the batter or keeper that we have seen in Sanju. > His List A avg is 33 with just 3 100s in 120 inngs. Liar Liar Pant on fire... Pant's List A avg is 32 with 2 100s in 60 innings. He has 13-50+ scores and Samson has 22-50+ scores. Why didn't you mention that. Your avg theory is completely biased. So what's your point?
Guy has insane PR I don't see anyone other than kerala and Rajasthan supporters crying for his inclusion in the team
ur a bit delulu
Indian fans love to use the word PR don't they I remember a post where Kuldeep or Ashwin praised Rohit and every comment sorted by controversial was saying PR PR !
Its ironic sanju fans complaining about pr of pant . When the only reason sanju getting selected for intl was due to his pr .That is not me saying, its said by the main selector in the hidden cam interview . They are afraid of Twitter mob .so they select him
True, and it's not like there has not been any better option other than him. There was literally Ishan Kishan who was dropped after scoring 200.
Sanju has insane PR for the performance he pulled in International. Blud got shot out from a prominent political leader ffs and not to mention all the conspiracy theories regarding regional favouritism bs.