Sanju Samson Likely Benched for โขAsiaโ Cup 2025, Jitesh Sharma Expectedโข to Takeโ Wicketkeeping Role
KOCHI, โขKerala – โคSanju Samson’s position in theโ Indian Asia cup 2025 squad is โคincreasingly โขuncertain, with reports indicating teamโ management, led โฃby โฃhead coach Gautam Gambhir, is โleaning towards jitesh sharma as โtheโ preferred wicketkeeper-batsman.โค Training sessions reveal a strategic shift prioritizingโค Sharma’s explosive lower-order capabilitiesโฃ over Samson’s top-order potential.Sources close to theโค team suggest Gambhir has โฃfinalized plans to utilize Samson as an opener alongside Abhishekโฃ sharma, shifting him from his โขusual middle-orderโ role, whileโฃ Sharma will assume the primaryโ wicketkeeping โคduties. Thisโค decision stemsโฃ from Sharma’sโ superior strike rate in the death โฃovers and his abilityโฃ to change the course of a โmatch with swift cameos – qualities deemed โคmore valuable โคin the current teamโ composition.
While Samson has reportedly been performing well in the nets,focusing on playing โlarger โshots,Sharma โคhas also โคdemonstrated excellent batting form. Figures suggest Samson isโ more โขeffective โagainst spin, but the overall assessment favors Sharma’s dynamic approach. “According to figures,โข it is indeedโ more thanโข Sanju inโ this position,” a report from Samayam malayalam stated, referencing the perceived advantage of Sharma’s skillset.the potential benching ofโ Samson marks a important development, especially โคgiven his recentโฃ performances. Though, the decision โคappears firm, with the Rav Sports Report indicating Sharma is currently favored to play asโค the โคwicketkeeper. โคthe team is โexpected โto leverage Sharma’s strengths, potentially โmaximizing hisโ impact in crucial stages of the tournament.