Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav gave a hilarious response to the reporter, who asked about Sanju Samson's chances of playing in the Asia Cup 2025 opener against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on September 10, Wednesday. The right-handed batter hilariously told the reporter, 'Aapko playing XI message kar deta hoon'.
Despite his promising T20I numbers while opening the innings, the 30-year-old keeper-batter is not a certainty for the tournament. Samson averages a decent 32.63 while opening the innings in T20I cricket on 17 occasions but has clattered three centuries alongside a strike rate of 178.77.
With the reporter asking:
"My question is about Sanju. Can Sanju Samson make it to India's playing XI."
Responding to that, the veteran batter said:
"Sir aapko playing XI message kar deta hoon main." (Sir, I'll message you the playing XI.) But yeah, see we are taking very good care of him and don't worry we'll make the right decision tomorrow."
"Without aggression, you cannot play the sport" - Suryakumar Yadav
Meanwhile, the Mumbai-born cricketer expects aggression to pan out in the Asia Cup matches, claiming he is quite excited to return to the field. As quoted by India Today, he stated:
"Aggression is always there on the field. Without aggression, you cannot play the sport. I am very excited to take the field from tomorrow."
As for Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha, he declared that there is no lid on anyone from showing aggression but feels people need to keep it only on the field.
"You don't need to say anything to anyone. If anyone wants to be aggressive, they are more than welcome to do that. The fast bowlers, they always want to be aggressive, because that's what keeps them going. If anyone wants to be aggressive, they are more than welcome to do that. From my side, there is no instruction to anyone as long as they keep it on the ground."
Pakistan are coming off a tri-series win over Afghanistan and UAE.
