Former Mumbai Indians (MI) coach Mark Boucher gave praise to Sanju Samson, for his match winning performance in the first T20I in Durban on November 8. Mark questioned about why Sanju Samson has not been a regular player in the team earlier on.
While Mark questioned the tactics of Aiden Markram for introducing the spinners earlier on in the game, he was in shock for Indian opener as he scored his second century in the T20I format.
“I think South Africa got their bowling combinations really wrong. They gave the ball to spinners early on. If you are an Indian batters, who would you rather face at the start, a spinner or a pacer. But ya, Samson, what a player. To me it is quite surprising that he has not played more games for India and this might be what he needs, just a kick on with a couple of good innings and you can see how good he is to watch,” Mark told Jio Cinema.
Skipper Suryakumar also lauded the intentions of Samson as he looked for boundaries when he was on his way to score his century.
“The amount of hard work he has put in over the last few years, doing the boring work, he is eating the fruits of that. He was in the 90s but still he was looking for a boundary, playing for the team which shows the character of the man and that’s what we look for,” he said in the post-match presentation.
