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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Jul 22, 2022, 10:49 PM IST
Sanju Samson was included in Team India's playing XI for the first ODI against West Indies, but netizens weren't happy with the batsman after he failed to score big on Friday. Twitterati felt that Samson 'missed another opportunity', after being dismissed for just 12 runs at the Queen's Park Oval.
In recent times, Samson has been in and out of the Indian team, with fans wanting the Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain to be given a place in India's T20I squad.
Samson played brilliantly against Ireland in the two-match T20I series, particularly in the second match, and he was not included in the playing XI for India's first T20I against England. The youngster wasn't even named in the squad for the following two matches.
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He was given another chance against West Indies, in the ODI series, with senior players like Rohit Sharma, and Rishabh Pant among others rested. Despite this, Samson failed to leave a mark with the bat on Friday, something which angered the fans.
Here's how netizens reacted:
Another chance wasted by Sanju Samson..#IndvsWI #WIvIND #WIvsIND #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/7qARbGBWgU — Imran Zafar (@Gondal_hon) July 22, 2022
John On His Way To West Indies, After Umpires Call@CricCrazyJohns #INDvWI #INDvsWIonFanCode #sanjusamson pic.twitter.com/3TgyMXBfb0 — Vaibhav Bhola (@VibhuBhola) July 22, 2022
Feel for Sanju Samson fans. If team didn't play him then it's politics, he's from Kerala, he's not from North etc.....If he plays he's not scoring runs. If someone says that they'll bring that 70 runs vs Ireland and his IPL stats at 3 .
#SanjuSamson #INDvWI #CricketTwitter— Cricket Crazy (@CricketCrazy00) July 22, 2022
Sanju Samson saga continues #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/JSCbUk4y1B — Karamdeep (@oyeekd) July 22, 2022
Dear @IamSanjuSamson bhai aap ko moka meelta he tab kyu nahi khelte ho??
IPL me bat chalta he apa ka??
Fir idhar trend chalta he #sanju ko team me lo Esa.!!#IndvsWI — (@ChhoteJani24) July 22, 2022
None of the keyboard warriors can do anything if Samson himself doesn’t wanna perform w all the opportunities he’s given…#sanjusamson #WIvIND — Tanushi Khandelwal (@TanushiKhandel2) July 22, 2022
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Meanwhile after Samson's dismissal's Inda 252/5, and at the time of writing, they had moved past the 300-run mark during the last over of their innings.
Earlier Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill stitched together a 119-run opening stand, while Gil notched a fifty, Dhawan missed his century by 3 runs.
Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie impressed for the Wes Indies with a couple of wickets each.
