India\u2019s T20 World Cup title-winning star Sanju Samson would be a strong contender for the national team\u2019s captaincy in the shortest format in the next two-three years, former head coach Ravi Shastri said.<\/p>\n
Suryakumar Yadav led India to the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup title at home two months ago, where the 31-year-old Samson was named Player of the Tournament.<\/p>\n
Shastri said India may have to look beyond Suryakumar by the time the next T20 World Cup comes around in 2028, when the current skipper will be 37.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia, come the next (T20) World Cup (in 2028), might be looking for a new captain, depending on how Surya goes over the next couple of years,\u201d Shastri was quoted as saying by The ICC Review.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cBut Sanju Samson has put himself there for a leadership role because he\u2019s done that in the past for Rajasthan (Royals). And he\u2019s a certainty in the side, at the top of the order, extremely destructive. So, I see him, this is just the start of something more, you\u2019ll see from Sanju over the next two or three years,\u201d said the former India all-rounder.<\/p>\n
Samson had led Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for five seasons, including in 2022, when it finished runner-up.<\/p>\n
Samson was in the form of his life in the T20 World Cup, scoring three successive half-centuries to help India clinch a record third title.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut my word, this season, the way he\u2019s played after his performance in the T20 World Cup, where single-handedly he almost won India games, the big games, the quarterfinals (West Indies, Super 8), semifinals, the final, and the way he stepped up and the maturity he\u2019s showing now in the IPL, makes him a clear case as far as I\u2019m concerned for leadership in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shastri also said questions about Samson\u2019s consistency has become a thing of the past.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he (Samson) has put a lid on all those question marks. There was always ability. People would, in fact, be disappointed because he wouldn\u2019t do justice to that ability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Published on May 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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