IND vs NZ / Sanju Samson will enter the team a few hours before the T20 series? Will get a chance to replace this player

IND vs NZ: The Indian cricket team is going to face New Zealand in a three-match T20 series tomorrow i.e. from Friday. After a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series, now under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, the team would like to capture the T20 series as well. But a day before the start of this series, Team India got a big blow. In fact, Indian team's star opener Rituraj Gaikwad has been ruled out of this entire series due to injury. And no replacement has been announced in his place yet.

Will Samson's luck shine?

After Gaikwad's injury, another batsman can get an entry in the team. Cricbuzz has reported that Rituraj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the entire series due to wrist pain. It is being told that Gaikwad will go to the NCA in Bengaluru, where he will be examined, after that further exercise will start. In such a situation, once again Sanju Samson can be entered in the team. Samson did not get a chance in the ODI and T20 series and now after Gaikwad's ouster, the way seems to be opening for this player.

not getting continuous opportunities

Sanju Samson has mostly been ignored by the selectors. Sanju Samson was suddenly ruled out of the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand. But there was no reason behind this. Neither injury nor poor performance. Apart from Gaikwad, the team has three more openers in the form of Prithvi Shaw, Ishaan Kishan and Shubman Gill. In such a situation, another middle order batsman can be called as a replacement for Gaikwad.

no news on replacement

Gaikwad was last seen playing in the Ranji Trophy match played between Hyderabad vs Maharashtra. Although his bat did not work in that match, he scored 8 runs in the first innings, while in the second innings he could not even open the account. It is said that after this he informed the BCCI about his wrist injury. This is not the first time Gaikwad has been affected by a wrist injury.

Last year itself, when the T20 series was being played between India and Sri Lanka, even then this problem had come with him. However, it is certain that due to the exclusion of Gaikwad, now Prithvi Shaw can get a chance to join the playing XI of Team India, who is returning to the Indian team after a long time. However, it has to be seen whether any replacement will be demanded by Team India in place of Gaikwad.

Indian team for T20 series:

Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (Vice-Captain), Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (Wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.