“Be tight-lipped…”- Kris Srikkanth targets Gautam Gambhir for this player after AUS vs IND 1st T20I
The former chief selector and the opening batter of the Indian cricket team, Kris Srikkanth, has again blamed the current head coach, Gautam Gambhir, for this player during the AUS vs IND opening T20I at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
The former Indian chief selector, Kris Srikkanth, has targeted the head coach of the national side, Gautam Gambhir, for the latter’s decision to demote Sanju Samson from the opening position to the middle-order. The veteran feels that Samson has been unlucky but optionless to bat wherever the team demands him due to the desired combination of the eleven.
The former Indian selector also took a step forward to comment that the management might start sending the wicket-keeper batter at number 11 as well in the future. Samson has smashed 993 runs in 42 T20I innings at an average of 26.13 and a strike rate of 147.98 with three fifties and three centuries at the best score of 111.
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“The most unlucky guy is Sanju Samson. He was scoring centuries as an opener. But now they send him everywhere — from No. 3 to No. 8. If given an opportunity, they may send him at No. 11 also! A person like Sanju will naturally feel bad after doing so well at the top, but he has no option but to be tight-lipped and bat wherever the team asks him to.” Srikkanth expressed this during a YouTube video.
Kris Srikkanth blames Gautam Gambhir for wrong batting position in AUS vs IND Canberra T20I
Samson didn’t enjoy a great time in the recent Asia Cup 2025, with just one half-century coming against Oman in Abu Dhabi. He also got 54 against Maharashtra during the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 clash at the Green Park Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Just before the start of the Canberra T20I of the five-match series, the right-handed batter opined that he would be happy to contribute in different roles from the opening position to the middle order of the line-up.
“To be honest, I have played a lot of different roles for a lot of different teams. I have been part of this team for a long time now and have done different roles. I have opened the batting. I have finished matches. Now, I am batting in the middle order. Only the openers are fixed in this team. The rest of the batters have to be ready to bat at any time and in any situation.” Samson addressed in an interaction.
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