Sanju Samson is having a dream season both for Rajasthan Royals and for him as well. His tally of 385 runs at an average of 77, is currently the leading run-scorer among the wicketkeeping options for India's T20 World Cup squad.

However, on Saturday, following his pyrotechniques at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Samson caught the eyes of veteran cricketers who all are backing the Royals' captain to be added to the Indian T20 World Cup squad. Speaking to Star Sports, the England great Kevin Pietersen sent a message to BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar saying that Samson has to be on that flight to the USA and the Caribbeans for the T20 World Cup.

“He has to go. There’s no doubt in my mind that he has to be on that aeroplane to the Caribbean and the USA in a couple of weeks. He is doing a lot with the pressure that he is also under as a captain and not being given higher honours. The way he scores runs and the situation he bats in, if I was the selector, he is one of my first picks,” he said.

BCCI selectors and Indian captain Rohit Sharma are set to meet on Sunday in New Delhi to pick the T20 World Cup squad and the discussions around the two wicketkeepingh spots will take centrestage with Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul also emerging as strong options for the ICC event.