Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are both X-factor players who can make the team win on a given day. The duo is often pitted against each other when it comes to selection for white-ball formats.

However, it needs to be seen who among Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, and Dhruv Jurel will make the 15-member squad as the backup wicketkeeper. KL Rahul is set to be chosen as the first-choice ...

Former India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik has shared his views on Rishabh Pant's selection over Sanju Samson in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad. The selection committee preferred Pant over ...

Team India had to face a similar selection headache between Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant during the 2024 T20 World Cup. On that occasion, both had made the squad, pipping the likes of KL Rahul ...

Meanwhile, during an exclusive conversation with Sports Tak, batting great Sunil Gavaskar explained the reason behind Sanju Samson's snub and why Rishabh Pant was preferred over him for the ...

The last time Sanju played an ODI match for India was back in December 2023 against South Africa, where the star batter ...

Pant can give that differential variable that they are looking for in the batting order.' Sanju Samson's exclusion from the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy was a major talking point. Ahead of ...

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson wasn’t able to find a place in the Men in Blue’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Both Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul were preferred ...

Sanju Samson is India's first-choice wicketkeeper for the T20I series against England after his strong performance in South Africa. With Rishabh Pant out, captain Suryakumar Yadav backs Samson ...

Sanju Samson sustained a finger injury during the fifth T20I match against England and has since had surgery to address the ...

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has undergone finger surgery after fracturing his right index finger during the T20 ...