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https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/watch-sanju-samson-gets-special-batting-lesson-from-head-coach-vvs-laxman-ahead-of-3rd-odi-vs-new-zealand-101669728828433.html

 

Watch: Sanju Samson gets special batting lesson from head coach VVS Laxman ahead of 3rd ODI vs New Zealand

Published on Nov 29, 2022 07:48 PM IST

On Tuesday, the day before the 3rd ODI, Samson was spotted having a long conversation with head coach VVS Laxman after his net session

 

Team India are all set to take on New Zealand in the third and final match of the tour, at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday. India lost the opener by seven wickets after a masterclass from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson before rain abandoned the second game, leaving New Zealand with an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. India now aim to level the series in the final game. But heading into the game, the talk has been around Sanju Samson and whether he would make the playing XI for the third ODI.

 

 

Samson was benched for the entire three-match T20I series. Captain Hardik Pandya called it an “unfortunate” case. He was however picked for the ODI series opener on Friday where he put up a decent knock and stitched a healthy 96-run stand with Shreyas Iyer, albeit in a losing cause. He was then dropped to make way for Deepak Hooda in the second game and add more bowling depth to the XI, a decision that left fans fuming.   :cantstop:  ( they mean johns? )

 

However, on Tuesday, the day before the 3rd ODI, Samson was spotted having a long conversation with head coach VVS Laxman after his net session. Samson was spotted quietly listening to what Laxman had to say about his batting. The legendary batter, who filled in for Rahul Dravid's role for the tour, had a conversation with Suryakumar Yadav as well during India's net session.

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8 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

In my opinion, the best batsman for India in ODIs this year is Shreyas Iyer. Dhawan and Samson cashed on runs against Zimbabwe which helped them get the milestone. Iyer doesn't have the PR to get the same hype. Look at Dhawan's laughable stats in this year.

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=runs;spanmax1=31+Dec+2022;spanmin1=01+Jan+2022;spanval1=span;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

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22 hours ago, Majestic said:

In my opinion, the best batsman for India in ODIs this year is Shreyas Iyer. Dhawan and Samson cashed on runs against Zimbabwe which helped them get the milestone. Iyer doesn't have the PR to get the same hype. Look at Dhawan's laughable stats in this year.

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=runs;spanmax1=31+Dec+2022;spanmin1=01+Jan+2022;spanval1=span;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

People are sucker for elegance. Elegance = Talent. Shreyas bats ugly. Unless he reaches Smith level consistency and average while remaining an ugly batsman he won't generate much fan following.

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3 hours ago, Pollack said:

People are sucker for elegance. Elegance = Talent. Shreyas bats ugly. Unless he reaches Smith level consistency and average while remaining an ugly batsman he won't generate much fan following.

Explains why RoSha always had such a fan following even before his hey days.... almost comparable to his contemporary and much more accomplished Virat.

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1 hour ago, sarcastic said:

Explains why RoSha always had such a fan following even before his hey days.... almost comparable to his contemporary and much more accomplished Virat.

I used to be irritated with the number of chances he used to get to prove himself. If you give that many chances even a donkey will start performing eventually. But Rohit was indeed talented. He had elegance and range. Shot selection and swing were his major issues.

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