Giving a cheeky response as to why youngsters like Sanju Samson need to perform consistently to maintain their place in the national teams, the former Indians spinner Pragyan Ojha compared him with pre-paid sim card.
Pragyan Ojha’s sim card comment came after Sanju Samson began his IPL 2021 captaincy with Rajasthan Royals with a sensational century and became the first player to register a century in the IPL captaincy.
During the interaction with Sports Today after Rajasthan Royals’ 3 wicket win over Delhi Capitals, Pragyan Ojha said that Sanju Samson is undoubtedly a great talent but it is important for youngsters and players like him to be consistent with their performance and rise above the competition today.
“When you talk about Sanju Samson, there is one thing. When he came into this side, there was no Rishabh Pant, there was no Ishan Kishan,” Ojha told Sports Today.
“In this present Indian team, consider this interesting story Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are like post-paid sim cards. They can push themselves for a bit more time without paying the bills. But quite a few youngsters are like pre-paid sim cards. It has to be renewed in the given time otherwise the sim is dead. All these youngsters should understand they are not post-paid sim cards. They are pre-paid sim cards, to become postpaid, they have to perform consistently,” he added.
Samson was given the role of the RR leader in the build up to IPL 2021 after the franchise let go of the Australian player, Steve Smith. He smacked an incredible 119 off 63 balls during a chase of 222 against Punjab Kings in their tournament opener.
