Sanju Samson was once again dropped from India’s playing XI which was announced for the second ODI against New Zealand, and it led to heavy criticism of BCCI, stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan, and head coach VVS Laxman on social media.
Samson was given the opportunity in the first ODI against New Zealand after being benched throughout the T20I series in New Zealand due to "strategic reasons" given by the stand-in captain, Hardik Pandya.
Well, the Kerala star scored 36 runs as well as stitched a 96-run stand with Shreyas Iyer (80), but Team India suffered a 7-wicket defeat, with many citing the team's lack of a bowler in the bowling attack.
Given that, Dhawan and the team management decided to drop Samson and include Deepak Hooda in the playing XI for the second ODI being played in Hamilton on Sunday (November 27) while calling in Deepak Chahar in place of Shardul Thakur to strengthen their bowling attack.
Reacting to Team India’s other critical decision, former opener Wasim Jaffer explained the possible reason behind the move.
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After that, Samson was trending on Twitter with fans slamming the BCCI for running the favoritism, and now Jaffer also feels that it was the mistake of the board and team management, as they failed to manage the all-rounders in the team, especially in limited-overs cricket.
The former opener further went on to slam the team management for not grooming the batter to be able to be given some overs and for not managing the all-rounder well, which eventually costs a place for talented players like Samson.
Explaining the possible reasons Jaffer wrote on Twitter: “Sanju was dropped despite playing well cos we don't have enough all-rounders and part time options. My two cents on why there's a dearth of all-rounders and part timers. #NZvIND #SanjuSamson.”
Jaffer further said in his tweet, “Lack of all-rounders: We don't manage all-rounders well. Because there aren't many around, we're quick to play them at the highest level, but then after few bad outings, they're out as quickly as they got in. Vijay Shankar, Venky Iyer, Shivam Dube and Krunal Pandyta few examples. Need to show patience while they develop.”
He concluded, “Lack of part time bowling options: With bowling machines and throwdown specialists around, batters have stopped bowling in the nets.”
