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Sanju Samson proved his worth in the previous edition of the Indian T20 League. It would be fair to say that the player has been consistently scoring runs in white-ball cricket for a while now. The 28-year-old throttled his innings well against West Indies in the ODI series.
Former cricketers and a few from the pool of current players kept backing the youngster to make a mark in the international arena. With the limited opportunities that Sanju Samson got, he tried to establish himself on the big stage.
However, increased compeition for places meant he missed out on a spot for the Asia Cup. However, the fans expressed their angers after they didn't find his name in India's squad for the upcoming 20-20 World Cup.
Indians still consider Sanju Samson to be the next big thing in Indian cricket and people want him to represent India in more matches. The support from the fans is immense compared to that of others and this comes on the back of his stylish performances.
Sanju Samson to lead India ‘A’
Fans, who got hurt, thrashed the board for the biased selection. Many went on to abuse the board and the selectors for not selecting the youngster despite his impressive performances.
Amid all the chaos, the board released the squad for the one-day series against New Zealand ‘A’. Much to the surprise of many, the board tasked Sanju Samson to lead India ‘A’ against New Zealand ‘A’. The public did not spare a second to slam the board saying that it was done to reduce the damage.
Fans believed that the board appointed Sanju Samson as the captain only because of undue pressure from social media. A few even speculated that it was done to calm the fans.
Here are the tweets from fans abusing the board after the announcement of the squad:
They are scared of protest so they thought of making him the captain 😂😂
— Himanshu (@himanshuj111295) September 16, 2022
Scared of protest 🤣🤣
— saurabh yadav (@saurabh18139417) September 16, 2022
Hmm! Protests impact.
— Banajit Das/বনজিৎ দাস (@bana111das) September 16, 2022
Its not main team. Its just a useless A squad for developing players at the age under 25. Y sanju is in that squad . Sanju to be included in main team
— AG (@AlanGeo48440658) September 16, 2022
rohit sharma betrayed sanju
— saurav (@saurav_king18) September 16, 2022
Where he should have ?.you are not Even taking in the stand by ? And making him as a captain to Lead India A....
— KAPIL DEV TAMRAKAR 🚀 🇮🇳 (@kapildevtmkr) September 16, 2022
This images says a lot... pic.twitter.com/NmX7RRUBuL
We also call it biscuit 😂
— Harikrishna Patnaikuni (@HariP2407) September 17, 2022
He should be in T20 World Cup team..🤬🤬🤬
— Mayurpatel (@mayurashti) September 16, 2022
damage control in time...
— Pranab Debnath (@ambaganes) September 16, 2022
Sanju Samson Captain.....??? BCCI trying to fill up .....???
— BeingIndianMBA (@BeingIn81938160) September 16, 2022