Watch: Sanju Samson sweats it out in the nets at NCA ahead of the West Indies tour

Sanju Samson is currently eyeing to book a permanent spot for himself in the Indian team. The wicketkeeper-batter has been in and out of the team ever since his debut in 2015. The 27-year-old batter has shown glimpses of his brilliant batting but is yet to consistently perform well enough to earn a long stint with the national side.

He was recently selected for the first of three T20I series against England, but did not make the playing XI. However, Indian selectors still believed in him and picked him in the squad for the West Indies tour for a three-match ODI series. On Wednesday, he was spotted training hard at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in preparation for the tour. Samson posted a video of him batting in the nets on his Instagram handle.

Here is Sanju Samson hitting the nets

 

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In the meantime, the India tour of the West Indies will begin with the first ODI on July 22 at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. The following two ODIs will be played at the same venue on July 24 and 27. Following the 50-over format, the first T20I will be played on July 29 at Trinidad's Brian Lara Stadium. The next two Twenty20 Internationals will be held at St. Kitts on July 31 and August 2, respectively. The action will shift to Florida, USA, for the last two Twenty20 Internationals on August 6 and 7.

Many noteworthy players have been omitted from the ODI squad. The series will be missed by Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, and the injured KL Rahul. Shikhar Dhawan has been selected captain of the 16-man squad, with Ravindra Jadeja serving as his deputy.

India’s squad for the ODI series against West Indes

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh