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Shreyas Iyer admits to having to make ‘tough call’ between Samson, Abhishek and Sooryavanshi: ‘Player sitting out…’

Indian T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer faces a challenging selection dilemma alongside head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of Sunday's three-match series opener against Afghanistan at Arun Jaitley Stadium, as they must choose just two opening batters among Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, and 15-year-old Vaibhav . While Sooryavanshi earned Player of the Series honors partnering Abhishek in Zimbabwe during Samson's rest period, team management previously faced criticism across trips to Ireland and England, where both Samson and Sooryavanshi were dropped after three appearances each for low scores—with Samson playing twice versus Ireland and in the first and fifth fixtures against England, while Sooryavanshi featured in the second through fourth matches.