Team India’s keeper-batsman Sanju Samson did not find a place in the playing 11 for the ODI series against West Indies at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Ishan Kishan got a chance over Sanju Samson for the first ODI of the series. Samson’s last appearance in team India’s 50-over squad was against New Zealand in November 2022, where he scored 36 runs in 38 balls. After a long absence from the ODI team, the right-handed batsman was recalled for the series in the West Indies. After the announcement of the playing 11, several fans took to social media to express their displeasure over Sanju Samson’s absence.
Here are some of the top reactions;
If there is one biopic on INDIAN cricketer, that should be on #SanjuSamson
What a story 💔Rejections are written in GOLDEN LETTERS in his fate
I hope no cricketer should face what he faced in his career #INDvsWI #CricketTwitter #Cricket— ICT Fan official (@KirkutTalks) July 27, 2023
Favouritism wins every time we think that it won't happen again.
Again they steal sanju's place and gave it to another's!!
Poor guy, didn't get chances properly when got made good runs averaging 66, and still getting ignored again😢#SanjuSamson#INDvsWI #WorldCup2023— Umarrr (@Halfprofessor47) July 27, 2023
It's literally very hard to be Sanju Samson and being his fan is the hardest.#SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/EuwzWv9mTm
— Jitendra Dewasi 💯 (@jitendra_d68987) July 27, 2023
•Sanju when needed backing – he's inconsistent.
•Sanju when performed well – Sky and Ishan makes it to the XI.
No wonder why we're unable to win ICC tournaments.
BCCI ☕#WIvsIND#SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/rO4mtLmtfn
— Aaradhya (@Aaradhya_2003) July 27, 2023
SKY over well deserved Sanju Samson is peak favouritism and politics by the Captain#JusticeForSanjuSamson
— Prathisha.P (@prathi_17_18) July 27, 2023
https://twitter.com/AkashSanghaiCA/status/1684561071460458496
Notably, Sanju Samson impressed many with his batting skill in ODIs last year. He featured in 10 games in 2022 and scored 284 runs at an average of 71.00
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field first. Explaining his decision, here’s what he said ahead of the match:
“We are gonna field first, no particular reason, just that we wanted to try a few different things and see where we are as a team. We want to head into the World Cup with a clear mindset. For us, the results are also important.”
“At times, we are going to try out different players but we don’t want to compromise on our results. All cricketers around the world who are playing all formats need to adapt well. Hopefully, we can get what we want here. We have got four seamers and two spinners.”/
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar
West Indies: Shai Hope(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Dominic Drakes, Jayden Seales, Gudakesh Motie
