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Sreesanth (Source: Twitter)
The Indian squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 was announced and there was a lot of buzz over Sanju Samson's omission. A lot of fans tore into the Indian Cricket Board for not giving Samson a place in the 15-member squad. On this matter, S Sreesanth spoke about it and said he was bemused by the amount of pity that Samson was getting.
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"I think it's the right decision because it's very important for a player to understand himself," Sreesanth said in a chat on Sportskeeda. "From Gavaskar sir to Harsha Bhogle sir and Ravi Shastri sir, everyone rates him highly. There's no doubt about his ability. But the approach... he doesn't listen when someone asks him to play according to pitch. He can change that attitude." This was a very different perspective from Sreesanth.
Sreesanth further went on to say that he had a conversation with Samson over what he could do differently on the cricket pitch, but he was very frustrated because the man from Kerala failed to show any consistency and did not make enough runs when it was needed most.
He has not shown enough consistency in the Indian Premier League - Sreesanth
"Whenever I meet him, I tell him just one thing: "Sanju, please read the wicket. Wait, don't go after every bowler. Think. You can hit anyone anywhere anytime, just wait for the opportunity," the former India fast bowler said. He then said that time and tide wait for none. Samson last played in the ODI series against West Indies and had one half-century to show. Sreesanth went on to talk about support and high levels of computation in the Indian side.
"I'll say, 'Waqt kiske liye nahi rukta' (time doesn't stop for anyone). Everyone talks about time, I'll also tell the same to Sanju. A lot of good people are coming in. Even the two keepers going for the Asia Games (Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma). When everyone's talking about you, make it count. Getting sympathy is very easy, but appreciation is difficult,"
"All of Malyali people who support him, including me, say he doesn't get chances. We can't say that. He got chances against Ireland, Sri Lanka, he has been playing IPL for 10 years. He has been playing since 2013, has been the captain too, and has scored just three 100s and he hasn't shown consistency."