Sanju Samson has been taken into consideration as an option for MS Dhoni’s replacement in Team India though he has failed to show his best in the international platform, having played in four T20Is. The youngster is improving his skills and learning to be calm and cool like Dhoni.
Samson, who made the debut in the team 2015, was dropped from the team after playing one T20I match. In 2019, he got the recall from Team India after Dhoni went under Sabbatical. Although he didn’t get chances to perform because of the likes of Rishabh Pant, who was the priority for the team.
Fortunately, this year, he got three chances but failed to capitalize on those. He has collected 35 runs in four T20I matches.
Learning to focus like MS Dhoni: Sanju Samson
During a podcast organised by Rajasthan Royals (RR), the 25-year-old has expressed that after facing failures, he has learnt to accept these. He further added that he was learning to control his emotions as Dhoni had done in his career.
“I have learnt to understand and focus more on my strengths and (be more) accepting (of) the failures. I try to contribute to the team’s cause and try to take the team over the line. I am learning to focus and control my emotions while batting like MS Dhoni,” Samson said.
He also feels grateful for getting support from his senior teammates Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. As per him, it was a fantastic experience to be surrounded by such great players.
“It was a great feeling to be trusted by the players such as Virat bhai and Rohit bhai to go out there and bat in the crucial moments. It’s a great feeling when the team and the players consider you to be a match-winner.”
Further, in the interview with Rajasthan Royals, the wicketkeeper-batsman opines that he also observes his RR teammate Jos Buttler and Steve Smith. He also revealed that he called Steve Smith as “Chachu”.