One of the star wicketkeeper batsmen of the Indian cricket team, KL Rahul is considered worst player by many fans, because often whenever Team India needs him, he looks flop. He is being trolled for poor batting since the T20 World Cup 2022 and due to poor performance in the 2022 T20 World Cup, he has also been dropped from India’s T20 team.
But when you take a look at Sanju Samson, you will feel that Sanju is a worse player than him. So let’s know how Sanju is a worse player than Rahul.
Sanju Samson is a worse player than Rahul
There is no doubt that Sanju Samson is the rising star of the Indian cricket team and he has a lot of talent. He has also showcased his talent many times. But there is also no doubt that he plays so poorly at times, due to which he is considered much below KL Rahul.
Sanju Samson has played a total of 36 T20 International matches for India so far. During this, he has returned to the pavilion without opening the account 6 times, which is the highest among Indian players who have played less than 100 T20 International matches. Not only this, but many times Sanju Samson has returned to the pavilion without scoring even a single run in one innings after another. Its recent example can also be seen in South Africa T20 series where he lost his wicket in two back to back matches without scoring any runs.
Samson got out on a score of zero twice
Let us tell you that Sanju Samson is currently playing in the four-match T20 series between India and South Africa and after scoring a brilliant century in the first match of this series, he returned to the pavilion without opening the account in the second and third matches. During this, he has been clean bowled both the times and the bowler who dismissed him has been Marco Jansen. Not only this, but before this he was also out on a score of zero in two consecutive matches against Sri Lanka.
The T20I career of Rahul and Sanju is like this
30 Years old Sanju Samson has so far scored just 701 runs in 36 T20 International matches at an average of 24.17, during this time he has scored two centuries and two half-centuries, while KL Rahul has scored 2265 runs in 72 T20I matches at an average of 37.75, during this time he has scored two centuries as well as 22 half-centuries.
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