Jaffer wants Samson in scheme of things in white-ball team but not cost of Pant

Middleorder batter Sanju Samsons performance in international matches this year has prompted former India opener Wasim Jaffer to say that the Kerala player should be in the scheme of things for the Indian team but not at the cost of Rishabh PantDespite scoring 179 runs in seven T20I matches this year at an average of 4475 and 248 runs in nine ODI matches at a sublime average of 8266 Samson has been unable to cement his place in the Indian whiteball teamHe has been in and out of the squad and was not picked for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia as the selectors opted for Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik ahead of the Kerala glovemanAlso Read Sanju Samson I just needed couple of big hitsHowever Jaffer feels that Samson should get more chances considering his recent superb performance in the ODI series against South AfricaIn the threematch series against South Africa Samson hammered an unbeaten 86 in the first match to take the game to the final over Though his effort went in vain as India lost the match Samson scored crucial unbeaten 30 runs in the second match and was unbeaten on one run in the series decider in New DelhiSanju Samson has definitely impressed me a lot Theres always a question mark on his consistency but he showed that in this series He couldnt win India the game in the first match but finished the game in the second and remained not out in both all three games Jaffer told ESPNCricinfoHowever the former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain is in doubt that Samsons progress should not be at the cost of PantI feel we forget his serieswinning century in England very easily That was in oneday cricket In T20 cricket definitely hes not very consistent especially at number four and five but in Test and onedayers I dont think theres any opposition for him yet Although KL Rahul can keep wickets and Sanju Samson has been impressive I dont think you can think of replacing Rishabh Pant in oneday cricket Sanju Samson should be in the scheme of things because of how he plays but not at the cost of Rishabh Pant said JafferThat would present the selectors with a dilemma on how to get Samson into the scheme of things after the T20 World CupThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever