Fans are saying BCCI is doing dirty politics with Sanju Samson.
The BCCI on Thursday (June 30) announced the India team squads for the three-match T20I and ODI series against England, starting on July 7. Two different Indian squads were announced for the T20I series, where Sanju Samson got a place only for the first T20I against England.
The talented batter was ignored for the second and third T20Is, as Indian stars such as Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant returned, with the duo being rested for the first T20I as they are participating in the ongoing rescheduled fifth and final Test against England in Birmingham.
Samson also didn't find a place in India’s ODI squad, and it left Indian cricket fans disappointed. They are now slamming the BCCI and national selectors for their double standards.
Notably, Samson has been ignored despite continuously making runs in domestic cricket. He was recently given a chance on the Ireland tour, and the wicketkeeper smashed a fifty in Dublin.
After the squads were announced for the limited-overs series in England, fans are slamming the national selectors and BCCI for doing injustice to Samson and calling it propaganda and demanding justice.
Look here at how fans reacted to BCCI’s move –
Here are India squads for the white-ball series in England –
India’s squad for 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
India’s squad for 2nd and 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik
India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh