Mumbai, Aug 12: Indian batter SanSanju Samson, Indian cricket, national team opportunities, Kerala Cricket League, backup wicketkeeper, IPL, T20 World Cupju Samson has opened up on the perceived lack of opportunities he gets in the national team, saying that he “believes in a higher purpose”. SSamson, recently a member of India’s ICC T20 World Cup winning team in West Indies and USA, has mostly been used as a back-up wicketkeeper-batter across both white-ball formats.Samson, recently a member of India’s ICC T20 World Cup winning team in West Indies and USA, has mostly been used as a back-up wicketkeeper-batter across both white-ball formats.
He did not get to play even a single match in the tournament. Since his debut in 2014, Samson has just played 16 ODIs for India, scoring 510 runs at an average of 56.66, with a century and three fifties.
Speaking at a press event on Friday of the Kerala Cricket League, Sanju said that he will just go and play when he gets selected. And he is happy with his team doing well no matter how much he plays and it is the higher purpose he believes in. This helps him in being positive.
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It’s a dream to compete with other international stars in India: Neeraj Chopra
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra hoped to compete with other prominent international names in India sooner than later following his silver medal-winning effort in the Paris Olympics.
Chopra bagged the silver at the Paris showpiece with a throw of 89.45m behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who hurled the javelin to 92.97m, an Olympic record.
Anderson Peters of Grenada came third with a throw of 88.54m among the field that included some high-profile javelin throwers like Julian Webber, Jakub Vadlejch and Julius Yego.
“It’s a dream of mine to compete with other international stars in India. Hopefully, there will be an international competition soon in India and I can do that,” Chopra said during an interactive session with fans organised by the Olympics.com.
Mothers of Chopra and Nadeem had taken the social media by storm as they showered affection on each other’s son.
Chopra said his mother always spoke from her heart as she to date remained a simple rural soul.
“My mother…she always stayed in a village before and after her marriage. She is not familiar with social media and things like that. She often speaks from her heart. But she understands what families of athletes, even from different countries, feel towards them.”