Why Ishaan Kishan is better than Sanju Samson in World Cup 2023, R Ashwin explained in detail

R Ashwin on Ishan Kishan vs Sanju Samson: India’s 15-member squad for the World Cup 2023 was announced on Tuesday (September 5). Ishan Kishan was included in the team as a backup wicketkeeper, after which the debate intensified that Sanju could also be made a part of the squad. But now the team’s star spinner R Ashwin told why Ishaan Kishan is better than Sanju Samson.

Ashwin told that Ishaan fits in many roles. The spinner talked about this on his YouTube channel. Coming in at number five against Pakistan in the group stage of the Asia Cup, Ishaan impressed everyone with an innings of 82 runs. Ashwin said, “It is not a competition between Ishaan and Sanju, because Ishaan Kishan fulfills many roles. When you pick a 15-man squad, you pick two wicketkeepers.”

Ashwin further told that Ishaan Kishan is not one but two players. He said, “Ishaan is a backup wicketkeeper as well as a backup opener, he is a two in one player. Now Ishaan Kishan has succeeded at number five, so it gives India two left-handed batsmen in the middle order. Everyone was saying that Ishaan cannot bat at number five, but he did it.

Great innings was played against Pakistan

In the Asia Cup, the Indian team played its first match against Pakistan, in which Ishaan Kishan was seen playing in the absence of wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul. Ishaan played an inning of 82 runs in 81 balls while batting at number five. His innings included 9 fours and 2 sixes.

This is how India’s World Cup squad is

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah Shardul Thakur.

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