Swapping Sanju Samson for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was ‘the strangest choice’: Sanjay Manjrekar questions India’s decision Cricket News
former indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar Questioning India’s decision to leave the EU Sanzhou Samson Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who made his international debut in the second T20I against England, said the move was pointless Speaking to X after the game, Manjrekar welcomed the 15-year-old’s debut but wondered why Samson had been left out of the matchday squad.“Good to see Vaibhav in Indian colours. But where is Samson? Dropped? Are you kidding me!” Manjrekar posted.He then added, “No, I guess, (Samson) was injured. We were hoping it was an injury. Or it was the weirdest choice.”Manjrekar also suggested that India could include both players in the starting XI. “If you want Vaibhav in, (Samson) can easily hit 3,” he wrote.
Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old batsman from Bihar’s Samastipur, on Saturday became India’s youngest international cricketer, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record of nearly 37 years.However, his debut didn’t go as planned. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored just 14 runs off 10 balls in Abhishek Sharma’s first innings, hitting two sixes before being dismissed.India posted 190 runs in seven games but England chased down the target with four wickets and one chance to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after being bowled out in the first match.Jacob Bethell scored an unbeaten 76 off 46 balls, hitting 5 fours and 5 sixes. The left-hander also scored 29 runs from Ravi Bishnoi to complete his half-century and help England complete their chase in the 19th over.
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