The Indian cricket team for this month's tour of Sri Lanka was announced on Thursday. The squad for ODI and T20 matches has been announced. Meanwhile, who will lead India in the T20 was also something that cricket fans were keenly looking forward to. Suryakumar Yadav, who was expected to be considered for the post of T20 captain, was chosen as the captain.
However, vice-captain Hardik Pandya was criticized for not being considered for the captain or vice-captain position. Shubman Gill has been assigned as the lead actor. Malayali player Sanju Samson was included in the Twenty20 team but was dropped from the ODI team.
Many expected Sanju to get a chance in the series where senior players have been rested. This is Team India's first series after former India player Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach. With this, Gambhir is also being criticized for dropping Sanju from the ODI team.
So Gautam Gambhir said all these about Sanju Samson just to drop him from ODI squad despite scoring a match winning 100 in last ODI series decider in SA.
Seems like lot of internal politics is going on & even Gambhir is helpless.@GautamGambhir @BCCI pic.twitter.com/noPcAeXVI9— Anurag™ (@Samsoncentral) July 18, 2024
Fans are taking to social media to share an old video of Gautam Gambhir praising Sanju Samson. Gambhir says Sanju's loss of opportunity in ODIs is a loss for the team, and like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Sanju should be supported. Gambhir's video described Sanju as the world's number 1 batsman. The criticism of the fans is that how can it be justified that the player who was said to be the world number one then is excluded today.
That’s the old game with Sanju Samson. When he seems good, they switch formats on him. Now lost his ODI place after a stunning century. How do you expect to give Sanju confidence when you drop him like this? Players can’t build confidence if they’re constantly under pressure.… pic.twitter.com/jYkDuBpqIG
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) July 18, 2024
Sanju Samson played a crucial role in the team's victory by scoring a century in the last ODI against South Africa. It is also noteworthy that Shreyas Iyer, who was with Kolkata Knight Riders, was called back to replace Sanju when Gautam Gambhir arrived as the Indian coach.
