Overview
- A widely shared video shows Yuvraj Singh offering technique-focused batting advice, especially footwork, to Sanju Samson during a nets session.
- The session comes 11 days before India’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand begins on January 21 and shortly before the T20 World Cup starts on February 7.
- Samson has been named in India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad and for the New Zealand series, with reports placing him in contention to open alongside Abhishek Sharma.
- Coverage highlights Yuvraj’s growing informal mentorship role, credited with aiding the development of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma in recent years.
- Samson’s push for a keeper-opener role follows Shubman Gill’s dip in form and injury, while selectors have recalled Ishan Kishan as a backup opening option.