India, Feb. 14 -- Alright! A lot has been said about the recent form of Sanju Samson, and to be fair, why not? The Indian batter has been the talk of the town in T20 cricket, becoming the first to smash hundreds in consecutive innings and now holding three T20I centuries in total. That kind of achievement naturally grabs headlines. But what continues to shadow his brilliance is one persistent issue - inconsistency.

In the last series India played before the World Cup, against New Zealand, Samson struggled significantly, managing only around 40 runs across four innings. That lean patch did not go unnoticed and may well have influenced team management decisions. He was left out of the match against the USA, where Ishan Kishan and Abhishek...