Sanju Samson expelled from India’s Asia Cup squad ahead of Pakistan’s Super 4 match, Bumrah troubles Rohit and Kohli in nets

Sanju Samson He has been sent back home as he is no longer needed in India’s Asia Cup squad. The Indian team management took the decision after KL Rahul joined the team ahead of the Super 4 phase of the tournament. Samson was chosen as Rahul’s substitute as the latter was not available for the group stage matches against Pakistan and Nepal due to an inconvenience. Rahul, however, recovered from that and joined the Indian team after receiving a green signal from the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

On Thursday, in his first session with the Indian team after a long injury layoff, Rahul batted for long hours in the covered nets in Colombo. There were some raised eyebrows because the right-hander had no wickets. But it was mainly due to the lack of space in the inner net area. There were no injury concerns as he moved well while he batted.

All doubts about his fitness were erased on Friday when Rahul kept the wickets for nearly 90 minutes under the lights. The mostly clear weather on Friday allowed the Indian players to train outdoors at the R Premadasa Stadium ahead of their first Super 4 match against Pakistan on Sunday.

HT has reliably learned that once Rahul returned and proved his aptitude in the nets, Samson, who is not part of India’s World Cup squad, was sent back home.

However, the long drill cost Rahul a batting opportunity. When he was just getting ready to bat, the heavens opened and India had shortened their practice session.

Bumrah worries Rohit and Kohli; Axat bats for a long time

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit BumrahMohamed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel and others who had missed the optional indoor session on Thursday, trained at maximum intensity on Friday until time permitted. According to Sports Today, Bumrah bowled his heart out and even beat Rohit and Kohli on a few occasions.

India’s two other leaders, Shami and Siraj, also had a long session. Axar Patel did the same with the bat.

Vimal Kumar, a freelance sports journalist, reported that India placed special emphasis on providing batting practice to the lower order. The tastes of Shardul Thakur, Axar, Bumrah spent a lot of time with the batting coach honing his skills. The inability of Indian bowlers to score crucial runs at the end of the innings has been one of the major talking points in recent months.

part time workers Suryakumar Yadav and tilak varma (although he was not in the race for a place in the XI) he bowled quite a bit for a few overs, indicating a change in mentality in the Indian camp.

Special emphasis was placed on training against left-arm seamers, keeping in mind the threat of Pakistani speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi, who took four wickets in the group stage match against India.