IND vs BAN: 'Choked in warm-up game too' - Sanju Samson brutally trolled for failing vs Bangladesh in T20 WC 2024 warm-up game

Sanju Samson, on Saturday (June 1) got the perfect opportunity to cement his spot in the India playing XI ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

With the wicketkeeper-batsman doing well in IPL 2024, the Indian team management decided to try him out as an opener in the ongoing warm-up game against Bangladesh in New York. While many were expecting Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings with captain Rohit Sharma, the team management decided to try out Sanju Samson.

The right-handed batsman has had a fine campaign in the recently-concluded IPL 2024. The Kerala star enjoyed a very prolific outing with the bat, scoring consistently to lead his team Rajasthan Royals to the playoffs. Only four batters managed to score more runs than him in IPL 2024.

Sanju Samson finished his campaign in the 17th edition of the tournament with an impressive 531 runs with the help of five half-centuries. He scored his runs at an average of more than 48 and a strike rate of over 153. With form on his side, Samson had the perfect opportunity to score big against Bangladesh and impress the team management.

However, he failed to get going with the bat and was out for just 1 run off six balls. He was trapped in front of the stumps by fast bowler Shoriful Islam. And as Samson failed to get going in the warm-up game, the fans were quick to take shots at him.

Here are some of the reactions to Sanju Samson's failure in the warm-up game:

What a golden opportunity was given to Sanju Samson.Completely wasted.

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Sanju Samson my boy choked in Warm up Game too 😭

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Every IPL is basically 2 months of you wondering why is Sanju Samson not in the Indian team. This feeling goes away the moment he plays the next international match.

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Sanju Samson failed yet again on a big occasion when given the chance to open and prove himself. If he doesn't get chances, there will be a lot of noise from the outside, but they need to realize that he has to perform and can't just rely on his IPL innings. p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->b<!---->u<!---->N<!---->c<!---->9<!---->L<!---->5<!---->X<!---->X<!---->O

— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952_) J<!---->u<!---->n<!---->e<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

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Mostly its BCCI against Sanju Samson but when Sanju gets a chance he plays against BCCI 💀 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->o<!---->b<!---->i<!---->9<!---->i<!---->6<!---->y<!---->I<!---->R<!---->X

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Sanju Samson utilising his chances in Indian Team 😢
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Sanju Samson Gone For 1. p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->k<!---->4<!---->W<!---->L<!---->x<!---->c<!---->8<!---->v<!---->d<!---->G

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What a golden opportunity was given to Sanju Samson.Completely wasted.

And if he comes in the top three then it will bring better balance to the team India.If he doesn't get the chance ahead of Rishabh Pant because of this knock then he has to blame himself. p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->p<!---->H<!---->2<!---->Y<!---->U<!---->j<!---->f<!---->7<!---->P<!---->t

— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) J<!---->u<!---->n<!---->e<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Every IPL is basically 2 months of you wondering why is Sanju Samson not in the Indian team. This feeling goes away the moment he plays the next international match.

— Dhruv (@I_m_dhruv_) J<!---->u<!---->n<!---->e<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Samson : 1 (6)
Pant : 1* (6)

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Talking about the ongoing game, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first. At the time of writing this report, India were on 83 for 2 in 9 overs. After Samson's dismissal, Rohit was dismissed by Mahmudullah. The veteran opener got the start but could not convert it into a big score and was out for 23.

Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant were batting in the middle at the time of writing this report. For the main event, India are drawn in Group A along with Ireland, Pakistan, Canada, and USA. The Men in Blue will open their campaign against Ireland on June 5.