IND vs BAN: Sanju Samson causes further harm to his international career with latest failure (Watch Video)

Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson had a disappointing outing with the bat during the match between India A and India D in the Duleep Trophy 2024.

Sanju Samson was dismissed cheaply with a careless shot on Day 2 at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur on Friday, September 13.

India A started the second day's play at 288-8, with Shams Mulani (88) and Khaleel Ahmed (15) at the crease.

Harshit Rana removed Shams Mulani and Aaqib Khan on successive deliveries in the third over of the day. Mulani scored 89 runs off 187 deliveries with the help of eight fours and three sixes.

India D got off to a disappointing start, losing two wickets for just six runs on the board.

Atharva Taide was dismissed after scoring four runs off three deliveries. Skipper Shreyas Iyer went back to the pavilion without scoring. Yash Dubey was the third batter to be dismissed in the India D innings.

Watch: Sanju Samson Dismissed Cheaply On Day 2

Sanju Samson came in to bat after Yash Dubey’s dismissal with the score at 44/3. The right-handed batter started with a boundary on his second ball.

However, Samson’s innings did not last long during the ongoing red ball match. He was dismissed after scoring just five runs off six deliveries.

Aaqib Khan bowled a short delivery against Sanju Samson in the 18th over of India D's innings.

Samson didn’t move his feet and attempted a pull shot but mistimed it. The ball went high into the air, and Prasidh Krishna, who was fielding at mid-on, made a dive to take the catch to dismiss Samson.

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Sanju Samson was not initially selected for any of the four Duleep Trophy squads. However, he was picked as a replacement for Ishan Kishan, who was ruled out of the first match.

Samson did not make it into the playing XI, as KS Bharat was preferred. He returned to the playing XI for the second round.

Samson will aim to improve his performance in the second innings. The wicketkeeper position was open in the Indian team after Rishabh Pant's prolonged absence following a car accident.

The Indian team management handed Test debuts to KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, and Dhruv Jurel during this time.

It Is Not A All Challenging - Shreyas Iyer

India D captain Shreyas Iyer said that leading the team is not challenging since he has played with most of the players. Iyer added that they aim to perform and focus on dominating the game without overthinking the outcome.

"It is not at all challenging because I've played with the majority of the players in the team, know the strengths and weaknesses of most. It's about them getting an opportunity and performing. Just to dominate as much as possible, not thinking about what's going to happen, want to be confident in our approach," Iyer said.

At the time of writing this article, India D is at 111-5 in 36 overs. Devdutt Padikkal and Saransh Jain are batting in the middle for India D. Devdutt Padikkal scored an unbeaten 60 runs off 90 deliveries, while other batters failed to cross the 25-run mark.

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