Rishabh Pant vs Sanju Samson - statistical comparison after 33 T20Is

Sanju Samson finally delivered on the international stage after all the promise he showed in the IPL over the years. Under pressure, probably fighting for his place one last time, Samson smacked a 40-ball century, his maiden in T20Is for India

Samson didn't really have great numbers to show for in T20Is and still doesn't. The hundred only helped push his average close to 23 after 33 matches

However, 594 runs in 29 innings look good with a strike rate of 144.52 and a century to be accounted for, going with a couple of half-centuries

Samson has finally performed on the level it was asked of him and now the likes of Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel and Jitesh Sharma have to live up to the standard he has set now, especially in the manner he got to his hundred

Rishabh Pant may have established himself as one of the best wicketkeeper-batters in Tests, however, his white-ball numbers, especially in T20Is, leave too much to be desired. Despite playing 76 T20Is, Rishabh Pant has an average of 23 and has scored 1,209 runs at a strike rate of 127

Pant played 33 matches in T20Is till the England series in March in 2021. In 29 innings, Pant had scored 512 runs averaging just 21.3 and strike rate was even less than his career numbers, just 123

Pant has struggled more than fired in T20Is for India. He had just two half-centuries to his name after the 33 matches mark and that didn't improve much in the 43 matches after that he went on to hit just one more fifty-plus score in the format after that

Rishabh Pant last played for India in T20Is in Sri Lanka and seems like it would be his last game in the format this year. Pant won't travel to South Africa and hence, the squad for England series next year might give a fair idea of where the management is going as for now, Sanju Samson has made the place his own and he richly deserves it