India, Oct. 10 -- Despite scoring two half-centuries in the recent series against Afghanistan, the pressure was firmly on Sanju Samson ahead of the 2nd T20I against the West Indies in Ranchi. The right-handed batter, who was the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament, had four back-to-back low scores, failing to get going in the one-off T20I against Japan, the Asian Games and the series opener against the Windies. The chatter surrounding Samson's place was always going to be there, considering how Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to warm the bench.

A large section of fans and experts believe that the 15-year-old should be opening the batting alongside Abhishek, as the duo could take the game away from the opposition in no time. In the Asia...