‘Vaibhav will do well, but…’: Dinesh Karthik addresses Sanju Samson vs Sooryavanshi controversy | Cricket News
former indian goalkeeper Dinesh Karthik has abandoned his support Sanzhou Samson Despite the clamor for teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi despite a poor performance in the opener, we still insist that the experienced batsman deserves more support.Samson’s struggles continued in the first T20I against England at Chester-le-Street, where he suffered a staggering fall after India elected to bat first. It was his third consecutive low-scoring performance, having also endured a disappointing performance in the series against Ireland, sparking fresh debate over whether Soriyavanshi should have been given a chance. However, Karthik believes it is too early to make changes.“Sanju Samson again suffered some defeats. The bounce of three innings means the call for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be good, but I still hope they back someone like Sanju Samson because under pressure, in the T20 World Cup a few months ago, he got the job done, so we have to back him,” Karthik said on Cricbuzz.He also urged patience with the highly-rated youngster.“Waibhav needs to earn the right to play in this XI and although he is very talented, I have no doubt that he will do well in international cricket,” he added.Karthik also reflected on India’s surprising decision to bat first despite overcast conditions and persistent rain, suggesting that the team’s recent 2-0 series defeat in Ireland played a major role in the decision.“India’s choice to bat was a good decision, although obviously the weather keeps changing… the general trend is to chase the total,” he said.“It was a slightly uncomfortable and awkward night because the rain was always looming around the corner, but I do think the Irish hangover was a bit there. So, India decided, ‘Let’s not chase and bat just yet’.”India’s decision initially seemed to backfire as they lost for 6 for 2 in the first two overs after Samson and Samson. Ishan Kishan Got fired early. However, the captain Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma A contrasting half-century saved the innings and led India to 189 for 7 before incessant rains doused England’s chase.Katic had special praise for Iyer, who was under pressure after scoring just 13 points in two games in the Ireland series. The skipper responded with 68 off 47 balls to lead India’s revival.“He wanted to get away from the pressure, so he hit the ball well,” Karthik observed. “He must be under pressure because as a leader you need to do the talking with the bat first and he knows that. A captain needs to put his hand up and say, ‘I am the captain and I will run’ and he did that very well.”Although Iyer responded to his criticism, Samson’s slimming down remains a concern heading into the second T20I at Old Trafford. With Sooryavanshi waiting in the wings, the pressure for the opener will only mount, but Karthik feels the team management should continue to show faith in the experienced batsman rather than make hasty changes.
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