India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate indicated that skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma are expected to bat at numbers 3 and 4, which means Sanju Samson, despite appearing distinctly uncomfortable, would need to figure out how to pace his innings at number 5 in the Asia Cup.

“Yeah, I think there’s two outings now, two decent chances and he’s still figuring out how to play that role. I think the wicket was a little bit tighter in the Pakistan game," Ryan ten Doeschate told reporters.

Samson made a laborious 17-ball 13 against Pakistan in the Super 4s match.

“But certainly with the way Shubman (Gill) and Abhi (Abhishek) are going at the top and you’ve got your captain batting at three and the way Tilak played (vs Pakistan), we’re really looking for a No.5.

“So we believe Sanju

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