IND vs ZIM: తుదిజట్టులో సంజూ.. అతడిపై వేటు!

Sanju Samson (PC: BCCI)

T20 World Cup-2026 Team India is prepared for the crucial match of the tournament. Chennai will face Zimbabwe on Thursday as part of the Super-8 stage. What will be the composition of the final team in this background? That topic has become a topic of discussion.

Ishaan hit.. Abhishek flop
While Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma are getting opportunities as the opening pair, Sanju Samson has to be restricted to the bench. But while Ishan performed better in the World Cup tournament and played a key role in the team's victories.. Abhishek Sharma was ducked in the first three matches in the league stage.

When India first faced South Africa in the Super-8.. This time Ishan was ducked.. Abhishek was able to score 15 runs. On the other hand.. Sanju came into the ring in the match against Namibia in the league stage and was able to score 22 runs in 8 balls. Criticism is coming on his strike rate. 

All three are left-handers
The other openers are Ishan-Abhishek.. Tilak who comes in one down.. These three are left-hand batters. This makes the work of the bowlers and captain of the opposing team easy. They are able to get the desired results without much changes in the strategies.

For left-right combination
At such a moment, Team India is ready to make changes in the taparder for the left-right combination. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak himself revealed this. Speaking to the media before the match against Zimbabwe.. There is a discussion about the inclusion of Sanju Samson in the final team.

Signal that Sanju will come
There may be changes during the match against Zimbabwe. The reason for this is that along with our openers, the player who comes in one down is also a left-hander batter. That is why we are rethinking this matter. However, we will take the final decision during the match itself,'' said Kotak.

Who will be targeted?
If Sanju Ganuka makes it to the final team, who will be targeted? Opinions are being expressed that Sanju will be played in place of Rinku Singh. If that happens, playing Sanju in one down and demoting Tilak is an option. However, Kotak said that Rinku is willing to join the team even though his father's health condition has already worsened. In this background, there are reports that Abhishek Sharma will be hunted. There are opinions that he will be kept aside for the left-right opening combination in order to reset in the background of consecutive failures. On the other hand, if Abhishek-Ishaan pair continues, Tilak Verma will be targeted and Sanju will be played in the third position. However.. as said by Sitanshu Kotak, this time it seems a bit difficult to predict how the final Indian team will be until the start of the match. 

And lastly, there were seven left-handed players in the Indian final team that played a match against South Africa. In this match, Team India lost by 76 runs at the hands of Safaris, which complicated the chances of the semis. 

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