“Mere Prithvi ko bhi le jao!” - Twitterati engage in interesting debate amid reports of Sanju Samson getting an 'offer' to play for Ireland

Team India’s wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has reportedly received an offer from Cricket Ireland to play for their country. While there has been no official confirmation over the same, numerous media reports have claimed that the Irish cricket board has offered the Indian cricketer a permanent place in their cricket team.

The report further claimed that the Kerala cricketer had politely declined the offer. If Samson had accepted the proposal, assuming the reports were true, he would have had to retire from all formats of Indian cricket, including the Indian Premier League (IPL), in which he captains the Rajasthan Royals (RR).

He might also have had to sacrifice a few years of his international career before being eligible to play for Ireland.

While the reports of Samson being invited to represent Ireland are very much unverified, the rumors gave his fans fodder for getting involved in an intense social media debate.

Sportskeeda

@Sportskeeda

Sanju Samson has not been getting enough chances in Team India 🤯

#CricketTwitter #teamindia

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Sanju Samson has not been getting enough chances in Team India 🤯

#CricketTwitter #teamindia https://t.co/VAAQzoSif2

Some urged the Indian cricketer to seriously consider the offer, while others hailed him for rejecting the same. A few also trashed the news as fake. Here are some reactions from Twitter to reports of Samson being approached by Cricket Ireland:

Saif Khan

@saifkhan19171

@Sportskeeda Can they afford him??

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@Sportskeeda Can they afford him??

Giga

@Gigarama2

@saifkhan19171 @Sportskeeda They can.
Ireland cricket isn't that poor though.
I mean currently there's no big face in Ireland cricket so they won't mind having one.

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@saifkhan19171 @Sportskeeda They can.
Ireland cricket isn't that poor though.
I mean currently there's no big face in Ireland cricket so they won't mind having one.

Sarfaraj Samim🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@samim_sarfaraj

@Sportskeeda Usko chale jana chahiye kyunki india mein jitna bhi achha khel lo chance rishabh pant ko hi milega

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@Sportskeeda Usko chale jana chahiye kyunki india mein jitna bhi achha khel lo chance rishabh pant ko hi milega

Prashanth Bala

@PrashanthBala

@Sportskeeda I think he should consider it.

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@Sportskeeda I think he should consider it.

Ankara messiiii!!

@RaunakS24436105

@Sportskeeda Pls take this chance bro bcci will never understand your value

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@Sportskeeda Pls take this chance bro 🙏 bcci will never understand your value

Chetan Bhat

@chetdb

@Sportskeeda Might not be true. Even if confirmed he won't take up the offer as he is young and chances will come sooner than later in Indian colors, not to mention the lure of ipl money. But he can play other world leagues if he takes up the offer.

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@Sportskeeda Might not be true. Even if confirmed he won't take up the offer as he is young and chances will come sooner than later in Indian colors, not to mention the lure of ipl money. But he can play other world leagues if he takes up the offer.

Logesh Avinash

@Logeshavinash

@TwittBk_ @Sportskeeda He will play ipl as an overseas player

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@TwittBk_ @Sportskeeda He will play ipl as an overseas player 😂

karuns_7

@KRN_2737

@Sportskeeda It's fake 🙄 and if Sanju choose to go to Ireland then he will be wasting his 3 years of cricket bcoz as per the rules if a player has to leave his country and play for any other nation then he should not be playing any international cricket for 3 years!

@Sportskeeda It's fake 🙄 and if Sanju choose to go to Ireland then he will be wasting his 3 years of cricket bcoz as per the rules if a player has to leave his country and play for any other nation then he should not be playing any international cricket for 3 years!

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@Vitamin_is_back

@Sportskeeda Mere prithvi ko bhi le jao!

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@Sportskeeda Mere prithvi ko bhi le jao!

Guru prasad Chinna

@HinduForLife

@Sportskeeda Tbh he shd go. He'll get to play BBL CPL The 100 & other leagues including IPL. After Pant, selectors will choose Ishan over Sanju. Ireland seems to be a better option overall instead of waiting & getting disappointed after every playing 11 or squad announcement for India

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@Sportskeeda Tbh he shd go. He'll get to play BBL CPL The 100 & other leagues including IPL. After Pant, selectors will choose Ishan over Sanju. Ireland seems to be a better option overall instead of waiting & getting disappointed after every playing 11 or squad announcement for India

Colt

@Colt26787607

@Sportskeeda It's not only Sanju many Indian players are in queue who are deserving but not getting chance to play Int cricket .. Gradually some day this is going to happen Players will move to different countries...

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@Sportskeeda It's not only Sanju many Indian players are in queue who are deserving but not getting chance to play Int cricket .. Gradually some day this is going to happen Players will move to different countries...

Yash 🇮🇳

@yash_edits2

@Sportskeeda if he accepts the offer does he will be allowed to play ipl ?

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@Sportskeeda if he accepts the offer does he will be allowed to play ipl ?

Squires Lane no.22

@meetATWW

@Sportskeeda He should accept this offer cuz they'll gonna pay him much better amount then bcci

@Sportskeeda He should accept this offer cuz they'll gonna pay him much better amount then bcci

Mustafa

@MustafaSays_

@Sportskeeda Paul Stirling sanju Samson opening

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@Sportskeeda Paul Stirling sanju Samson opening ❤️❤️

Yaashhhh

@Justfirst18

@Sportskeeda He should go 🏻
Sanju is young 🏿🏿🏿🏿

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@Sportskeeda He should go 💪🏻
Sanju is young 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Pankaj Dhiman

@pankaj9one1

@Sportskeeda And he denieded to do that saying he will only play for his country.

@Sportskeeda And he denieded to do that saying he will only play for his country.

Swami Guru

@MasterSwami

@Sportskeeda People leave india to work abroad, so this offer should be seen in similar manner.

@Sportskeeda People leave india to work abroad, so this offer should be seen in similar manner.

Sandip Herma

@HermaSandip

@Sportskeeda Same rumour was aired about Ambati Rayudu when he was dropped in 2019 ODI World Cup.

@Sportskeeda Same rumour was aired about Ambati Rayudu when he was dropped in 2019 ODI World Cup.

ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ

@Yam_doot29

@Sportskeeda Better to go there at least iske talent ki respect to krenge

@Sportskeeda Better to go there at least iske talent ki respect to krenge

Saman Ranjan Pradhan

@saman_pradhan

@Sportskeeda I think it would be a difficult choice for him to choose it. If he chooses it, it will affect his IPL contract too. He will not get counted as an Indian player. He should het chance for Indian team. @BCCI shame on your politics.

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@Sportskeeda I think it would be a difficult choice for him to choose it. If he chooses it, it will affect his IPL contract too. He will not get counted as an Indian player. He should het chance for Indian team. @BCCI shame on your politics.

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@EverSince__97

@Sportskeeda I strongly wish sanju would accept this offer and thrash India out from any icc tourney.

@Sportskeeda I strongly wish sanju would accept this offer and thrash India out from any icc tourney.

Samson was part of the Indian team during their recently concluded tour of New Zealand. However, he played in only one ODI in Auckland, scoring 36.

The 28-year-old was surprisingly not named in the Indian squad for the ODIs in Bangladesh, with the Men in Blue losing the three-match series by a 1-2 margin. Although Rishabh Pant was released from the squad, KL Rahul kept wickets for the visitors.

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Sanju Samson set to play first red-ball match in three years

The talented keeper-batter, who has divided opinion in Indian cricket, will be part of the Kerala team for the first two matches of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season. This will be his first red-ball game since December 2019.

Samson has been named Kerala’s captain for the first two games of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. Kerala will kick off their campaign by taking on Jharkhand in Ranchi from December 13 to 16. They will then face Rajasthan in Jaipur from December 20 to 23.

Kerala squad for first two Ranji Trophy 2022-23 matches: Sanju Samson (c), Sijomon Joseph (vc), Rohan Kunnummal, Krishna Prasad, Vathsal Govind, Rohan Prem, Sachin Baby, Shoun Roger, Akshay Chandran, Jalaj Saxena, Basil Thampi, Nidheesh M D, Fanoos F, Basil N P, Vaisakh Chandran, Sachin S, Rahul P.

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