IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh Backs Sanju Samson for India’s T20I Captaincy Role

Former spinner Harbhajan Singh said Sanju Samson should be selected to play for India in the T20 World Cup 2024, which is set to compete in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). Harbhajan made the comments after RR defeated Hardik Pandya’s MI by 9 wickets on Monday, April 22, in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Moreover, Harbhajan opined that India should groom Samson as their future skipper in T20Is after Rohit Sharma’s exit. Harbhajan also praised Yashwasi Jaiswal for making a strong comeback after a lean patch. Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 104 off 60 balls with the help of 9 fours and 7 sixes. On the back of his blast, RR chased down the target of 180 runs with 8 balls remaining in his innings.

Harbhajan took to ‘X’ and wrote, “Yashshwi Jaiswal’s knock is proof that class is permanent. Form is tentative @ybj_19 and there should be no discussion about the keeper batsman. @IamSanjuSamson should be in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup and should also be ready as the next T20 captain for India after Rohit. Any chance???”

Impressive Sanju Samson in IPL 2024
Samson is at the top of his game in the ongoing edition of the T20 tournament. He is currently the second highest run-scorer for RR this season, scoring 314 runs in 8 matches with an average of 62.80 and a strike rate of 152.42 with 3 fifties and a top score of 82 not out.

Samson as a captain has not let his team down by any stretch of the imagination. Royals are at the very top of the table with 14 points and a net run rate of +0.698 with 7 out of 8 wins. Apart from their loss against the Titans, RR have been on top of their game.