‘You are seeing a 15-year-old boy’: Samson on being dropped for Sooryavanshi
Indian cricketer Sanju Samson addressed his omission from the playing XI in favor of teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, emphasizing that team success takes precedence over individual selection. He noted that selection decisions are based on current form and the strategic needs of the team.
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This highlights the internal dynamics and professional maturity required in high-stakes international sports team management.
Sanju Samson has offered a candid take on the outside noise and his competition with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's omission from India's playing XI against Afghanistan, insisting that competition between players cannot come at the expense of the team's larger objective.Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened in India's first two T20Is against Afghanistan, leaving Sooryavanshi on the bench despite the teenager having been named Player of the Series in Zimbabwe.While Samson managed only 10 off eight balls in the series opener, he responded emphatically in the second game, smashing 57 off just 22 deliveries as India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead.Speaking after the victory, Samson stressed that players must put the team's interests ahead of individual disappointment when decisions are made over the playing XI.“I think they (Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma) are competitors for the outside world, but we are a team, and we are playing for…
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