"This should put curtains on his international career" - Fans give their verdict on Samson's career after another disappointing dismissal
The depleted Indian team put in a spirited performance in the second T20I but failed to replicate it today, with Sanju Samson one of the guilty parties. A mighty top-order collapse resulted in a paltry score of 81/8 in the first innings for the visitors.
Indian cricket fans were highly disappointed with the batting unit's performance, especially Sanju Samson, who looked all at sea while facing quality spin bowling.
Birthday boy Wanindu Hasaranga castled Samson out for a duck with a sumptuous leg-spin delivery in the 5th over to pull the curtains on the wicket keeper's stay at the crease.
Fans noticed this and expressed their frustration over repeated dismal performances by Sanju Samson in T20I cricket. So far, he has played 10 matches for India in the shortest format and has scored just 117 runs at an average of 13 with the best score of 27.
After witnessing the latest innings, fans on Twitter felt that Samson was wasting his opportunities and urged the selectors to drop him from the squad for the immediate future.
It was a golden opportunity for him in this match as an impactful knock in this game could have helped him to establish himself at the international level. But he displayed extreme vulnerability while facing spin bowling on a turning track and perished without even getting off the mark.
Twitter reactions about Sanju Samson's duck in Today's game:
Kuldeep Yadav's 23 was the best score for India in the first innings
Earlier in the day, Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first. Team management hoped batsmen might have felt that the depleted batting unit would be comfortable batting first rather than chasing in the pressure game. But all hope deserted them in just under five overs after the game began.
India lost the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan (0), Devdutt Padikkal (9), Ruturaj Gaikwad (14), and Sanju Samson (0) by the fifth over, leaving India's innings in disarray at 25/4. Kuldeep Yadav (23*) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (16) were the top two scorers for India in the innings. The duo helped India reach 81/8 in the end.