Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has said that Sanju Samson’s father Vishwanath should apologize to Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid for his controversial remarks.
Hogg mentioned that the comments made by Vishwanath Samson were unnecessary and could add pressure on the wicketkeeper-batsman. Sanju Samson has secured his place in India’s T20I team with consecutive centuries as an opener.
After his remarkable achievement, Vishwanath Samson made bold statements, accusing cricket legends MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Rohit Sharma of wasting 10 years of his son’s career.
He claimed that these players didn’t give Sanju enough opportunities and hurt him deeply, but Samson emerged stronger from the setbacks. On his YouTube channel, Brad Hogg criticized the remarks, suggesting they were uncalled for. He said:
“Sanju Samson’s father coming out and saying to the public that Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Dravid have held his career back 10 years is not the ideal situation. They are four big names in Indian cricket. They’ve had a lot of success.”
Hogg also explained how such comments could backfire and burden Samson unnecessarily. He advised Vishwanath to apologize for the benefit of his son’s career.
“Sanju Samson is a fantastic player. He’s starting to cement his place in that Indian team. He’s made two hundreds in a row. I just feel comments like these from the family put too much pressure on Sanju Samson moving forward. I think there’s got to be an apology made, and this is for the benefit of Sanju Samson’s career as well.”
Hogg further emphasized that Samson has worked hard over the years especially for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and has now earned his spot in the Indian team. He stressed the importance of focusing on performance rather than external remarks.
