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News India Live, Digital Desk: Success often covers up shortcomings, but something opposite is happening with the Indian men’s T20 team at the moment. India may be considered to be the most dangerous T20 team in the world at present, but just 8 days before the title defense of its T20 World Cup, the team is facing a big worry. The subject of concern is the opening batsman Sanju Samson, who has been the highest run-scorer in T20 for India in the year 2024, but is currently going through a very bad phase (Lean Patch). Samson’s bat looks completely silent in the home T20 series against New Zealand: Series performance: Only 40 runs in 4 innings. Visakhapatnam T20: The 24 runs scored in Vizag on Wednesday night is his highest score so far in this series. Comparison: His partner Abhishek Sharma has scored 152 runs in 4 innings (in which he was out on zero twice). Surprising. The thing is that Samson failed to score runs on a flat pitch where the batsmen of both India and New Zealand have scored heavily. Sunil Gavaskar called Sanju’s ‘technical mistake’. On Wednesday, when India lost by 50 runs while chasing the huge target of 216 runs, Samson was looking in good form. But just as it seemed that he would play a big innings, Mitchell Santner clean bowled him for 24 runs. The great batsman Sunil Gavaskar, present in the commentary box, analyzed the manner of Samson’s dismissal. According to Gavaskar: “There was a technical flaw in Sanju’s way of playing. His footwork and approach against the spinning ball was not correct, due to which he got screwed.” Will Ishan Kishan replace Sanju? The pressure on Samson is even more because the team has Ishan Kishan as a backup wicketkeeper-batsman. Ishaan has been continuously showing good signs since his return and is in great form. World Cup Mathematics: Less than a week is left for the World Cup to start. In such a situation, the big question before the team management is – will they continue with their most reliable opener (based on the record of 2024), or will they give a chance to Ishan Kishan considering his form?