On the third ODI against the West Indies at Brian Lara Cricket Academy Sanju Samson once again proved himself by scoring a half-century, The 28 years old was given a chance in the team after a long time in which he has performed well and showed everyone that he is worthy to be in the playing 11, Samson came to bat after Ruturaj Gaikwad lost his wicket early, Sanju had a good partnership with Gill which helped India put a good target in front of the Caribbean.
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Sanju shared how challenging his career had been and how he played in different positions till now.
“Being an Indian cricketer is challenging, I have played domestic cricket for the last 8-9 years and for India, here and there, so it gives you a bit of understanding of playing in different positions. It is the number of overs you get and it is not about batting position so you have to prepare accordingly,”.
“It feels really great to spend some time in the middle, score some runs and contribute for your country. I had different plans for different players, I wanted to use my feet and dominate the lengths of the bowlers.”
“That (Kensington Oval) was a bit damp, but this (surface) looks a bit dry. With the new ball, it was coming on nicely, but as the ball got old it was holding up and became slightly tough against the spinners. It was not easy to get that score, credit goes to the middle-order batters for hanging in and getting that score,” he said.