India, Sept. 26 -- India's batting unit at the T20 Asia Cup boasts an incredible 12 international centuries. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav, whose bat has gone cold in the last few months, alone has four of them, while red-hot opener Abhishek Sharma and his fellow left-hander Tilak Varma have two apiece. Vice-captain Shubman Gill possesses one hundred. Just behind Suryakumar in the list of centurions is Sanju Samson, with three. And yet, India are struggling to fit the Samson piece into their batting jigsaw.

That India are able to keep Samson down to No. 8 in their batting line-up is either the ultimate indication of the embarrassment of riches at their disposal, or a seemingly tacit acknowledgement that even though they have earmarked a middl...