Samson sat out the entire T20 series while he played only one ODI during the New Zealand tour.
Notably, Samson sat out the entire T20 series while he played only one ODI to be benched again as Rishabh Pant made the cut.
Sharing his two cents on Samson’s axing, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria slammed the Indian team management, saying that the wicketkeeper-batter is being treated like Ambati Rayudu and Unmukt Chand once were.
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Kaneria mentioned how Rayudu was at the receiving end of poor team selection as he was overlooked for the 2019 World Cup despite doing well in the lead up to the tournament. Moreover, he cited the example of Chand who moved to USA despite leading India to the U-19 World Cup triumph in 2012.
“Ambati Rayudu was another player who suffered a lot due to such selections. The team management played with his career by not giving him enough chances. Then there is Unmukt Chand, who has moved to the USA to play cricket. There are more such players who weren’t given opportunities at the right time," Kaneria said on his Youtube channel.
“Had Sanju Samson had these many chances, he would have made a name for himself in international cricket. The poor guy has been crying as he has to sit out. Shikhar Dhawan has no answer to this, and neither does the team management. It is shameless."
Kaneria further said India can’t win ICC trophies if they continue to make unfair decisions while also claiming that teams are now being picked on ‘personal liking.’
“When you are unfair to your players, these are the results that you are going to get. India have been very unfair to certain cricketers and are playing with their careers.
“Teams are now being formed based on personal liking. Giving more on more chances to the player, changing the positions of others just to ensure that the particular player scores runs and doesn’t get dropped."