Sanju Samson can play the anchor role and, personally, I would like to see him in the team, like he demonstrated during the World Cup; unfortunately, the current administration prefers flashy players.
If team actually need an anchor for opener role they why go with the sanju, there are better anchor openers sitting out and some has better consistency with the bat for example gill. You can't find better anchor than him in current lot.
Because of current management, sanju get to play the wc and still in the mix.
Wanting Sanju in the team is my personal bias, but he has actually performed well in that role. Yashasvi Jaiswal is another extraordinary talent missing out on certain matches in the T20 side and sitting out, along with other top-order players like Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal. This abundance of talent means India could literally make an A, B, and C team and still defeat some international teams.
^^ can make peace with Gill's selection but i hope itne bure din na aaye ki selectors thinking about Sai etc for opening slot lol
It'll just mean that our t-20 side is doomed and likes of Jaiswal, suryavanshi, sanju, abhishek failed completely.
All four names will rotate in the opening position for a few years. Unless and until someone performs exceptionally well in the IPL, they won't get a chance to replace this quartet.
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If not Gill then Sai is likely the replacement for Gill that is what I said.
Pairing such a batter along with likes of Vaibhav or Jaiswal will be a deadly combo rather than pairing with another hit-or-miss player because we need one bankable player at the top so that others can play around them with high sr.
Rutu should consider changing his permanent residency if he wants to play for the international side.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal could continue their RR partnership at the international level. Personally, I do not want to see Gill in the T20s as there are other good strikers of the ball. Sanju Samson can be added to create a left-right combination.
