"Jitesh Sharma is way better": Twitter reacts to Sanju Samson’s failure in MCG T20I vs Australia

Indian fans slammed Sanju Samson after he fell cheaply in the second T20I against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Friday (October 31). Sanju Samson was sent to bat at No. 3 after Shubman Gill was dismissed for 5 by Josh Hazlewood.

However, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter failed to make the most of the opportunity against Australia. Samson tried to play a full delivery while standing deep inside his crease, but the ball nipped back sharply and hit him on the back leg.

It was a sharp in-swinger from Nathan Ellis. Later, the ball-tracking confirmed that the ball hit the leg stump, and Samson was given out LBW for just 2 runs off 4 balls.

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Following his dismissal, fans have been questioning the Kerala star’s place in the T20I side and even suggesting that he should consider retiring from the format.

Indian fans Slam Sanju Samson for yet another flop show

🚨 SANJU SAMSON: YET ANOTHER FRAUD EXPOSED IN INDIAN CRICKET!

India crumbling at 23/2 in 3.3 overs vs AUS – Samson out for a miserable 2(4), LBW to Nathan Ellis! Experiment failed, as usual.

Last 15 T20Is: 592 runs, avg 44, SR 164 – sounds okay? Nah, dig deeper: 3 hundreds… p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->m<!---->U<!---->z<!---->W<!---->L<!---->M<!---->3<!---->6<!---->I<!---->b

— Nut Boult (@NutBoult) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

"Thakk gaya hu bro Sanju Samson ko support karte karte" p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->H<!---->F<!---->O<!---->a<!---->Q<!---->F<!---->P<!---->X<!---->m<!---->D

— chacha monk (@oldschoolmonk) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Sanju Samson Should Retire and Make Way for Jitesh Sharma instead of Eating his Spot p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->y<!---->p<!---->3<!---->x<!---->h<!---->d<!---->i<!---->D<!---->X<!---->2

— Amstro (@kendrickgooner) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Sanju Samson’s Justice Gang, please wake up. The time has come now. 🤡#<!---->S<!---->a<!---->n<!---->j<!---->u<!---->S<!---->a<!---->m<!---->s<!---->o<!---->n #<!---->i<!---->n<!---->d<!---->v<!---->s<!---->a<!---->u<!---->s p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->r<!---->J<!---->T<!---->N<!---->O<!---->F<!---->G<!---->2<!---->a<!---->0

— StumpedbyMemes (@StumpedByMemes) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Kick out Sanju Samson and Shubham Gill. Bring in Jaiswal NOW!! Test Patidar and Jitesh

— अक्षत (प्रवर्तक, जन परिवहन प्रोत्साहन समिति) ☭ (@36gadhiyaBabu) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Give me Bowlers like

- Jaspreet Bumrah
- Kasigo Rabada
- Malinga
- Mitchell Starc
- Trent Boult

Othervise i will retire from cricket.

No big bowlers no party for Sanju Samson. p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->l<!---->0<!---->k<!---->f<!---->r<!---->N<!---->V<!---->z<!---->6<!---->5

— Dhruv Thakur (@Dhruv_Thakur___) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

How many chances would given to Sanju Samson. Now time is to go for Rishabh Pant #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S

— DuckTalesCricket🦆 (@Duck_Cricket) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Sanju Samson already surpassed the T20 legacy of BKL Rahul and Lishhabh Lunt in just 2 innings, and these BKL Rahul and Lunt fans have the audacity to call out Sanju for a rare failure 😤

We’ll bounce back in the next match 💪 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->C<!---->b<!---->F<!---->7<!---->0<!---->x<!---->T<!---->H<!---->v<!---->T

— Mr Stranger (@mrstranger005) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Sanju Samson, what do you need bro?
❌ Failed as opener
❌ Failed as finisher
❌ Failed in middle order

Today, Surya even sacrificed his batting spot to send you at No. 3 — and you failed again.
What else do you need? 🤦‍♂️ #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S #<!---->S<!---->a<!---->n<!---->j<!---->u<!---->S<!---->a<!---->m<!---->s<!---->o<!---->n

— KLRlogy (@rajesh_3456) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

if you can’t drop your poster boy gill, then at least drop sanju samson and bring in jaiswal. 🙏

— nikita 🎌 (@bae_stvrrie) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

JAISWAL isi condition mein tagda khelta.. GILL jab pressure aata hai tab usee khelna nhi aata hai. Sanju samson ka toh quality PACE bowling attack ke khilaaf bat nhi chalta hai.

— mohanty achyutananda (@achyutanan49621) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Imagine giving chance to Sanju Samson when you have a beast like Jitesh Sharma gambhir have some serious issue with RCB players.

And this MF Samson he is playing on sympathy quota from last 2 years kick him out of the team now. p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->N<!---->c<!---->p<!---->O<!---->q<!---->s<!---->M<!---->R<!---->w<!---->Q

— ` (@KohliHood) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Also I think it's time we give Jitesh Sharma a free run in the T20 side. Our major issue is the finishing department, jitesh helps solve that issue. Sanju Samson has been given a long enough rope and he is extremely inconsistent.

— Sharad (@SK_Culer10) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Jitesh Sharma is way better batter and wicket keeper than Sanju Samson. Jitesh Sharma should play the next game.😷#<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->w<!---->H<!---->b<!---->C<!---->Q<!---->K<!---->S<!---->Z<!---->G<!---->h

— S@urabh (@___100rabh) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->3<!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->5

Nathan Ellis haunts Sanju Samson again

Sanju Samson’s woes against Nathan Ellis continue during the second T20I, as the Indian wicketkeeper-batter once again fell to the right-arm Australian pacer. Their head-to-head numbers in T20s show a clear picture of Ellis’s dominance over Sanju.

In just three innings, Samson has faced 13 deliveries from Ellis, managing to score only 12 runs while being dismissed all three times.

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Sanju Samson's T20 struggle continues

Samson didn’t get the chance to bat in the first game of the ongoing five-match T20I series, as the rain washed out the match in Canberra. But his stats are not impressive either. After hitting fifty against Oman in the Asia Cup 2025, he failed to make any significant impact with the bat.

In his last six outings, Samson managed only 2, 24, 39, and 13, and twice he didn’t bat for India in the T20Is. He has six single-digit scores in the last 15 T20Is. The Rajasthan Royals captain also had an ordinary IPL 2025 season, scoring only 285 runs in 9 games.

India lose half their side inside the Powerplay in the second T20I

Meanwhile, the Men in Blue are in deep trouble against Australia in the ongoing second T20I, losing five wickets for just 49 runs inside 8 overs. Tilak Varma had high expectations, but he was dismissed for a duck, while captain Suryakumar Yadav (1) also disappointed the team after the Canberra blitz.

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Axar Patel ran out for seven, while Gill and Samson could not face even more than 10 deliveries against Australia. Abhishek Sharma (36*) is dealing with boundaries, but India needs a big partnership at this stage to recover from early setbacks. Interestingly, Harshit Rana was sent ahead of Shivam Dube.