Sanju Samson, aiming for a permanent spot in the Indian cricket team, opened against Bangladesh in the T20I series under new leadership. Despite a promising start, he was dismissed for 29 runs. Aakash Chopra stressed the need for consistency to avoid being dropped,

The Indian cricket team management and head coach Gautam Gambhir have given Sanju Samson another chance in the Playing 11 in the ongoing T20I series against Bangladesh. Notably, Samson may have made his international debut in 2015 but is yet to cement his place in the side.

Team India keeper-batter Sanju Samson was livid at himself after failing to make his start count in the first T20I against Bangladesh in Gwalior on Sunday. In a video surfaced on social media, the Kerala-born cricketer was seen screaming while walking back to the pavilion on being dismissed for 29 off 19 deliveries.

After a commanding seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh, India aims to secure the T20I series win in the second match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, with an unchanged playing XI expected following strong individual performances.

Read about what Aakash Chopra had to say on Sanju Samson's knock as well as his follow-up on Gautam Gambhir's previous remarks on the wicketkeeper-batter only on CricTracker.

Suryakumar Yadav's side has already taken a 1-0 lead in the series after clinching a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first T20I match in Gwalior.

Sanju Samson is likely to be India's first-choice opener and keeper for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh for the first time since his debut.

Samson has been in and out of the side for long now and has been able to play only 31 T20Is since making his debut in the shortest format back in 2015.