We support you Sanju Samson: Fans display banners at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar after Samson's 2nd ODI snub
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 28, 2022 10:08 AM2022-11-28T10:08:35+5:302022-11-28T10:08:35+5:30
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Team India were expected to make a change after their seven-wicket loss to New Zealand in the ODI series opener in Auckland on Friday. India were criticised for playing a bowler short. But with the axe falling on Samson to make way for all-rounder Deepak Hooda, fans were left fuming at captain Shikhar Dhawan and head coach VVS Laxman.
The dropping of wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson from India's playing XI against New Zealand left his fans fuming. Some of them made a statement at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar by raising banners in support of Samson.
Samson, who was named in both T20I and ODI squads, was overlooked throughout the T20I series against New Zealand, with stand-in captain Hardik Pandya explaining it to be an "unfortunate" case and "strategic" reason. Samson returned in the first ODI before he was dropped in the second ODI.
Earlier, fans had raised former India and CSK skipper MS Dhoni's jersey.
Chennai Super Kings took to social media to post a photo of the MS Dhoni fan from the Lusail Stadium in Doha. Incidentally, the Dhoni fan was posing with a Brazil fan as the two were holding the CSK jersey aloft. The fan, Nabeel, was also seen sporting the Brazil jersey before he posed with the CSK jersey from the stands.
India's ODI stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan, who brought in Deepak Hooda ahead of Sanju Samson in the second match, explained that the move was made in a bid to have a sixth-bowling option.
The Dhoni fan has, in the past, managed to meet and get a selfie with MS Dhoni.
