“I don’t know if he wanted to say that in Thala Dhoni’s style'- Ravichandran Ashwin draws similarities with Pandya's remark on Sanju with MS Dhoni

Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya (Source: Twitter)

Sanju Samson has not been given enough chances in the white ball formats for India. He has just played 16 matches in a T20 career where he has been in and out of the side. He has scored 296 runs at an average of 21.14 and a strike rate of 135.15. When he was in the squad for the New Zealand tour, it was assumed that he would be given a full series to show his calibre.

The wicketkeeper batter was not played in the T20 series against New Zealand which did not please the fans on social media. Him not getting chances in the Indian side has been a big talking point and now Ravichandran Ashwin has also given his opinion about Samson not getting opportunities.

I want Sanju Samson to get more opportunities - R Ashwin

"For his (Sanju Samson) talent, if he doesn't play, he will obviously get trended. I want Sanju Samson to get all the opportunities. In fact, I even said that I am looking forward to watching him play since he is in exceptional form at the moment and is playing superbly," Ashwin said on his Youtube channel.

He also spoke of how Hardik Pandya talked about this burning question when he was quizzed on the same by the media. Hardik led the side in the New Zealand tour for the T20 leg in the absence of the senior players.

"He (Samson) is a very exciting player to watch but since we went with a different combination, as of now, we weren't able to play him, '' said Hardik Pandya. In fact, the press asked him why he didn't play Sanju Samson. Hardik Pandya replied in Thala Dhoni style. He said my room door will always be open, any player can come and have a conversation with me. It was very good to see him speak with such clarity l. In fact, I don't know if he wanted to say that in Thala Dhoni style because we all know Hardik is super close to Thala Dhoni. And he had earlier said that he has learnt a lot from Thala Dhoni. He handled a tricky question that is always trending on social media very beautifully. So kudos to Hardik," Ashwin added.