Suryakumar keeps Sanju out of playing XI: The one whom Suryakumar had thrown out of playing XI, made him world champion

New Delhi. In the ICC T20 World Cup, the Indian team won the trophy by winning four consecutive matches. The defeat against South Africa in the Super 8 had raised questions about Team India winning the tournament. Captain Suryakumar Yadav had decided not to include a player who fulfilled India’s dream of becoming world champion in the playing eleven. When the media asked about giving a chance to Sanju Samson, the captain asked the opposite. Should I drop Abhishek Sharma out or bring Sanju in instead of Tilak Verma.

The video of Suryakumar Yadav answering questions in the press conference during the ICC T20 World Cup is going viral on social media. In this, when he was asked whether there would be changes in the playing eleven. Sanju Samson will get a chance. On this the captain asked in return. You tell us in whose place he should be brought. Are you saying that I should drop Abhishek Sharma or want me to include Sanju in the playing eleven in place of Tilak Verma.

Sanju Samson played a big role in making the champion

Sanju Samson batted in such a way for the Indian team in the last three matches that it wrote the story of victory. After being out of the playing eleven, he returned as an opener and scored three consecutive fifties in the T20 World Cup. In a do or die match against West Indies, he single-handedly scored an unbeaten 97 runs and took the team to the semi-finals. After this, he also played a match-winning inning of 89 runs against England. In the final battle, when the team came to bat first after losing the toss against New Zealand, they again scored 89 runs. The runs scored by Sanju in all three matches wrote the story of India’s victory. Became Player of the Tournament by scoring 321 runs in 5 matches.

On Sanju’s return, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav praised him and said that ‘he is getting the fruits of his hard work’. Before the tournament, his form was poor in the bilateral series against New Zealand, due to which he was dropped from the team. He did not start even in the group stage, only played against Namibia when Abhishek Sharma’s health deteriorated. In the press conference before the final against New Zealand, Suryakumar said, “I think the head coach and I take tough decisions together.”