IND vs SA: Kapil Dev lashes out at this Indian batsman, says he lacks consistency
India’s first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev, who is usually impressed with the Indian youngsters recently spoke about his disappointment over Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Sanju Samson. Dev believes that given the talent Sanju possess, his returns with the bat does not justify it.
The current crop of Indian youngsters trying to take down South Africa in the T20 series have had their shares in the winning and losing the matches and recently, talking about upcoming T20 World Cup, Kapil Dev shed light over the most useful wicket-keeper batsman in the Indian cricket team.
In a race of talented youngsters like Rishabh pant, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul and experienced players like Sanju Samson and Dinesh Karthik, the former Indian captain believes the selectors and Indian captain will have to take a wise decision. Kapil Dev who has often reserved the highest of praises for young players, was vocal about his criticism for some.
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Kapil Dev was quick to express his disappointment over Sanju Samson’s approach. ‘To be honest, if I have to pick a better wicketkeeper between Karthik, Ishan and Samson then I would say they’re almost at the same level. But in terms of batting, each one is better than the other. But I am extremely upset with Sanju Samson. Being so talented, the guy scores in 1-2 matches and then fails. The lack of consistency upsets me,” Kapil Dev said.
Sanju Samson led his team Rajasthan Royals into the IPL 2022 Finals but could not lift the trophy as the title was bagged by the latest team of Indian Premiere League, Gujarat Titans. Till date Sanju has played 13 T20Is for India and has only manged to scored 174 runs without a single half-century of fifty. Kapil Dev believes the cricketer has a lot of talent and skills but there’s still a lot to be done to earn a permanent name in the Indian Squad.
