Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson’s luck seem to have been reversed after the recently concluded T20I series against England. He said that while Abhishek has potentially sealed his place, Samson is now fighting for the second
opener’s spot as well. However, India registered a 4-1 win in the five-match T20I series against England as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “It’s Interesting because when the South Africa series ended and the preparations were on for the England series, there was a ruckus that Sanju was confirmed, that he had cemented his place as he had scored three hundreds, one against Bangladesh and two against South Africa. With him was Abhishek Sharma, who had scored a hundred against Zimbabwe but had a slight decline in form after that. He had promise and potential but the performances were not consistent, so could he have been left out and Yashasvi be brought in? I was one of those actually. It was a legit question as you wanted to use Yashasvi’s red-hot form.”
In the same video, Aakash Chopra added that Sanju Samson should open with Abhishek Sharma as well.

“When the series ended, the question has flipped. Now Abhishek Sharma is confirmed but the question is who along with him. I think wait and watch. You will and should give a long rope to Sanju as three hundreds are not scored easily, and he has done that. It means he has a lot of ability. He has been troubled by one thing, short ball, especially fast ones, got caught out five out of five times, and that hurts, but does it mean you should take the fly out of the milk and throw it – never. If someone has scored three hundreds in international cricket, you have to give him a little respect and a slightly longer rope,” Aakash Chopra concluded.