Sanju Samson made his international debut in early 2015, but so far he has not been able to make a place in Team India as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
Sanju Samson is inspired calmness of MS Dhoni
Earlier this year, he got a chance to play in the T20I series against New Zealand but once again he failed to show up with the bat. This is the reason that Sanju is now thinking of following in the footsteps of MS Dhoni to deal with the difficult situation.
Sanju Samson inspired by MS Dhoni
Sanju Samson talking with Times of India reveals heavily influenced by the cool mind of MS Dhoni and he is trying to bring this feature to his game. He said,
“MS Dhoni’s calmness and focus in tough situations is something that has influenced me. It is something that I would like to inculcate in my game as well and be calmer and more focussed while batting,”
Adam Gilchrist and MS Dhoni changed the Wicket Keeping definition
Samson believes that it is very important for the wicketkeepers of this generation to work on their batting skills. Samson believes that it was Adam Gilchrist and then MS Dhoni who changed the definition of modern-day wicketkeeper-batsmen.