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R Ashwin slams Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson after IND vs ENG 2025 T20Is
By SMCS - Feb 4, 2025 8:00 am
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Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently lashed out at out-of-form batters Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson. He also criticized them for being dismissed in the same way repeatitively during the recently concluded T20I series against England as well. While Surya scored with an average of under 6 in the five matches against England, he hasn’t crossed a score of 22 in his last eight T20I innings as well, averaging a dismal 6.75 as well. Meanwhile, Samson’s managed only 51 runs at an average of 10.20 in the five T20Is against England as well.

Sanju Samson
Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson

Talking about the duo’s form on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said [via Hindustan Times]: “Sanju Samson and SKY getting out to the same ball, same field, same shot, same mistake, same dismissal. I can understand it happening in 1-2 games, but this is not uncanny anymore. Players should play with freedom, but our batters need to have better answers to the same question. Of course, his captaincy has been really good in this series. His captaincy has been on point, too. But he can allow his batting some much-needed breathing space. Suryakumar Yadav is a very experienced guy. One could say he was at the forefront of a change of guard of sorts. But it is time he changed his approach to his batting.”

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R Ashwin also applauded Team India’s stunning bench strength in his praise for Abhishek Sharma, who scored a stunning century in the fifth T20I against England as well. He also scored his second T20I, reaching the milestone off just 37 balls and finishing on 135 off 54 balls as well.

Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma

“This is a problem of plenty, not embarrassment of many. Why are we embarrassed when we have the riches? Let’s use terms that best exemplify our bench. Of course, Jaiswal has a place in this team, but this innings by Abhishek Sharma would train all eyes on him. He’s such a pretty-looking batsman who makes cricket look so easy on the eye. It will be tough to take our eyes off him,” R Ashwin concluded.