'I am disappointed with Sanju Samson,' says former captain Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev has expressed his concerns over the inconsistency of Sanju Samson, who has recently led Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.

Sanju Samson plays a shot against SRH. (Image: Twitter/IPL)
By Shurti Banerjee | Jun 15, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Former India captain Kapil Dev has expressed his concerns over the inconsistency of Sanju Samson, who has been out of form and also recently led Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. Samson has smashed 458 runs in the IPL 2022 season but he failed to convert most of his starts into big scores as well. And, the veteran said that it is Samson’s inconsistency with the bat that’s hurting him the most as far as getting a place in the current Indian squad is concerned. He again shared that Samson is not short of talent but needs to work on getting the big scores and not throwing away his wickets in between.

While speaking on “Uncut,” Kapil Dev also stated that the other wicketkeepers that India already have now are Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and Dinesh Karthik as well. However, he also said that Wriddhiman Saha is a better keeper than these four but they are better batters than him. He said: “I am disappointed with Sanju Samson. He is so talented. He does well in one or two matches and then he does not do anything. If you talk about wicketkeepers, they’re all almost the same. But if you talk about being the better batter, on a given day all four can win you matches. If you talk about Wriddhiman Saha, he is a better wicket-keeper than these four. But these four, as a batsman, are better.”

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“If we talk about consistency currently, Dinesh Karthik is ahead of all” – Kapil Dev

However, Team India now have three wicketkeeping options for the marquee event in Australia in their current T20I squad – Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan and Dinesh Karthik. Kapil Dev also added that out of the three, the Tamil Nadu batter is way ahead when it comes to scoring consistently as well. While praising Karthik for his return to the Indian team, Kapil Dev added: “I don’t think Dinesh Karthik has surpassed Rishabh Pant in T20s. But this time, he has done so well that he forced selectors to not ignore him. Pant is a youngster who has lot of cricket left, then there is Karthik who has loads of experience. The more said about Karthik the less. He started before [MS] Dhoni and is still continuing.”

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He also felt that young India keeper-batter Ishan Kishan felt the pressure of the huge price tag in the IPL 2022 season and that’s why he couldn’t perform well. Kapil Dev stated: “If we talk about consistency currently, Dinesh Karthik is ahead of all. Ishan Kishan has, I think, come under pressure. Maybe it’s the pressure of the high price that he garnered at the IPL auction. I have never got so much money so I will not be able to say.”

However, it will be interesting to see who will have the last laugh.





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