Harsha Bhogle's tweet sparks debate on Sanju Samson's national team prospects

The Rajasthan Royals produced a stunning run-chase against defending champions Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, with skipper Sanju Samson leading the charge with his bat. Chasing a target of 178 runs, Samson scored a brilliant 32-ball 60 while Shimron Hetmyer took the team home with an unbeaten 56 off 26.

As the Royals went top of the IPL standings, cricket fans and pundits alike flooded social media with chatter about Samson's international status. Harsha Bhogle, a renowned cricket pundit, even took to Twitter to voice his opinion on the matter, saying: "I would play Sanju Samson in the Indian T20 team every day."

I would play Sanju Samson in the Indian T20 team every day.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 16, 2023

Samson's talent with the bat is undeniable, and many believe that a consistent run in the Indian T20I team would see him emerge as one of the biggest performers in Indian cricket. He hasn't just impressed with his batting in this IPL, but also with his leadership. Having taken Rajasthan all the way to the final last year, the Kerala-born cricketer is showing similar confidence in his unit this time.

Samson happy with team's performance in IPL

Speaking after the match, Samson said, "When you play quality opponents on a quality wicket, you get such games. Very happy to compete in such a game and come out on top. It was important to rotate our bowlers, they were playing some quality cricket and we had to respect that. The whole team came up well today and we could restrict them to around 170. The start we had, it shows how good a wicket this was. The new ball, the quality of swing bowling was good and we had to respect that."

He also spoke about the decision to bring in Adam Zampa to match up against David Miller, saying, "But today Zampa coming was a way to match up with the opponents. He was the match-up for Miller and almost got the wicket, but the catch was dropped."

Samson was all praise for Shimron Hetmyer, who played a crucial role in the run-chase. "He doesn't like easy situations, we like putting him in such situations because he usually wins us games from such situations," Samson said.

Samson also uploaded his picture with a interesting caption on Twitter after the win against GT.

Hmmmmmmmm !! pic.twitter.com/v6tolqeTin

— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) April 16, 2023