IPL 2019: Gambhir wants Sanju Samson as India No. 4 in WC 2014

Gautam Gambhir has termed Kerala’s Sanju Samson as the 'best wicketkeeper-batsman in India' and wants to see him playing in WC 2019

The 'Rishabh Pant vs Dinesh Karthik' debate is on for some time now and while the negotiations over who will make it to the World Cup 2019 are still rife; we have one more proposal dropped by former cricketer Gautam Gambhir. The cricketer turned politician has now suggested that Kerala’s Sanju Samson is currently the 'best wicketkeeper-batsman in India'. He even proposed his name for the much-talked-about No. 4 spot in India's line for the ICC mega event. Samson, who is currently playing for the Rajasthan Royals (RR), smashed the first century of the Indian Premier League 2019. Batting against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday night, Samson slammed 102 off 55 balls, including 4 sixes and 10 fours. As soon as the 24-year-old notched up the triple figures, Gambhir took to his Twitter account and showered praises on the youngster and made a huge claim regarding him. Here’s the tweet:

I normally don’t like to talk about individuals in cricket. But seeing his skills I am glad to note that Sanju Samson is currently the best Wicketkeeper batsman in India. For me he should be batting number 4 in the World Cup @BCCI @rajasthanroyals @IPL @StarSportsIndia

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) March 29, 2019

Samson’s magnificent knocked, which came after Ajinkya Rahane’s blistering 70, helped the RR piling up a fighting 198-run total. While Rahane played the anchor's role, Samson opened up his arms soon and smashed two sixes in consecutive overs of Shahbaz Nadeem and Siddharth Kaul to give some momentum to Rajasthan's innings. Samson hammered Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the death overs as the young Kerala batsman too the senior pacer to cleaners, hitting him for four boundaries and one six to pick up 24 runs from the 18th over. As if that was not enough, Bhuvneshwar witnessed yet another forgettable day as he leaked 21 runs in the last over.