Sanju Samson or Rishabh Pant, who should get a place in the playing 11 against Sri Lanka, these figures are shocking

The first match of the three-match T20 series to be played between India and Sri Lanka will be played tomorrow i.e. on 27 July. Head coach Gautam Gambhir will start his tenure with this match to be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether he will give a chance to right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson now.

It has been 9 years since Sanju Samson made his debut in T20 cricket. But despite this, he has played only 28 international T20 matches. In the last ten years, Samson has never had consistent opportunities like other players. He has been selected for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. But it seems that here too he may have to sit out and once again, the aggressive wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will be given preference over him.

Pant has got a lot of opportunities in international T20 in the last few years and he has not been able to do anything special so far. Pant's T20 statistics are very poor. Pant has played 74 international T20 matches so far in which he has scored 1158 runs at a strike rate of 126.55 and an average of 22.70. Pant has scored three half-centuries during this period. As a wicketkeeper, Pant has taken 40 catches and 10 stumpings.

On the other hand, Samson has not got many opportunities. He has scored 444 runs in 28 international T20 matches at an average of 21.14. During this, his strike rate was 133.33. Samson has also scored two half-centuries. Interestingly, Samson has played 27 of these matches after 2020. While he made his T20 international debut in 2015. As a wicketkeeper, Samson has taken 16 catches and made four stumpings.

Both these players will have to bat at number four or five in the Indian team. In such a situation, let's take a look at such statistics. The player batting at number four or five should know how to play spin. This is the time when the bowling team tries to control the pace of runs by applying spin attack between 7 to 15 overs.

Pant is seen struggling against spin. Pant's bat remains silent especially against leg spinners. His strike rate against spin is only 114.91. At the same time, Samson smashes spinners fiercely. Samson bats against spinners at a strike rate of 145.79. Samson bats well against spin as well as pace. Against pace, Samson has scored runs at a strike rate of 174.03.