Sun Oct 06 04:11:45 UTC 2024: ## Sanju Samson to Open for India in T20I Series Against Bangladesh

**Gwalior, India – October 5, 2023:** India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has announced a significant change in the team’s batting order for the upcoming series against Bangladesh. Sanju Samson will join Abhishek Sharma as the opening pair, marking a rare shift from his usual middle-order position.

Samson’s promotion comes as regular openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are being rested for the series. The wicket-keeper batsman had a stellar IPL season with the Rajasthan Royals, scoring 531 runs in 15 matches at an impressive average of 48.27 and strike rate of 153.47. He last played for India in the T20 World Cup warm-up matches against Bangladesh earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Yadav also highlighted young fast bowler Mayank Yadav as a potential X-factor for the team. The Lucknow Super Giants bowler, known for consistently clocking speeds over 150 km/h, earned consecutive Player of the Match awards during his limited IPL appearances before being sidelined by a back injury.

“He has that X-factor, as we’ve seen in the IPL,” Yadav said during the pre-match press conference. “We just need to manage him well because of the heavy workload.”

The three-match T20I series will kick off in Gwalior on October 6, followed by matches in Delhi (October 9) and Hyderabad (October 12).

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