Visakhapatnam, Jan. 29 -- As Sanju Samson faces another disappointing outing with the bat in the New Zealand T20I series, former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel believes India should opt for Ishan Kishan over Samson in the final T20 against the Kiwis on Saturday, Reported Jio Hotstar.

Patel also said Kishan is making a comeback in this series after almost 2.5 years and has batted well. Kishan, who had a marvellous Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025/26 campaign with Jharkhand, leading them to their first-ever SMAT title, returned to the Indian team after last playing a T20I against Australia in late 2023.

"If I was part of Team India's think tank, I would play Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson for the last match of the series. I w...