IND vs SL: "Where Is Sanju Samson"- Twitter Reacts As Wicket-keeper Batter Gets Dropped From Indian ODI Squad

Sanju Samson, a top wicketkeeper-batsman, was yet again left out of the ODI team when the BCCI released the roster for the forthcoming white-ball series’ on Tuesday (December 27). This is amidst his outstanding performance in the 50-over version of the game in 2022.

Sanju scored 284 runs for the Men in Blue in nine innings this season and was not out five times, but he has not been given any consideration for the position.

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Ishan Kishan And KL Rahul Preferred Over Sanju Samson

In the World Cup year, when ODIs would be the emphasis more than T20Is, he has been benched even though he is in the T20I team for the Sri Lanka T20Is. Due to the absence of Rishabh Pant from the ODI squad as well, his omission from the team came as a significant shock.

Ishan Kishan has been chosen by the BCCI to serve as the team’s wicketkeeper-batsman, and KL Rahul will serve as his backup. While Rahul isn’t a routine wicket-keeper, he has continued to play quite a few games as the wicketkeeper, including the latest ODI series against Bangladesh, where India was without Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan was not chosen for the first two games.

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Fans and supporters of Sanju, a wicketkeeper-batter who has played 11 ODIs for India to date, 10 of which were in 2022, have expressed outrage at the wicketkeeper-batter’s exclusion from the ODI team and criticized the BCCI’s choice to do so.

On November 25, Sanju played his final ODI innings for India against New Zealand in Auckland, scoring 36 runs from 38 balls.

Watch: Twitter Reacts As Sanju Samson Gets Dropped From ODI Squad

When BCCI was preparing T-20 team for WC 2022, they kept sanju samson for ODIs, now when they are preparing ODI team for WC 2023 they moved sanju to T-20 team. same on you @BCCI #sanjusamon #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/ElgN7FB2VL

— Dindayal Yadav (@ImDindayalYadav) December 28, 2022

Why are they doing again and again with Sanju Samson!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/Ck7tB0yq7s

— Cric18? (@Criclav_18) December 27, 2022

How can you leave out #SanjuSamson from ODI squad? pic.twitter.com/Dx6qktVhme

— KM Akif (@KM_Akif) December 27, 2022

@BCCI has personal agenda against Sanju Samson no doubt, dropping him for making runs consistenly this year and pulling team from tough positions for players who peform in 1/10 matches.Extreme Injustice to a talented gem ruining Indian Cricket??#INDvsSL #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/5IjUnJHF8Y

— falling st7r (@i_Falling_Star) December 27, 2022

Under performing players continuously finding place and performing player like sanju samson not in ODI Squad. An average of 66 is not enough?? Never ending favourisms. I am surprised that team india still didn't studied anything from previous losses?#sanjusamson pic.twitter.com/lLdbSxG97T

— ADARSH J S (@never_give_u_p_) December 27, 2022

Average of 66 and strike rate of 104 Sanju Samson hasn't done anything wrong. When it was T20 world cup it was told that we are looking him in ODIs but now in T20. #SanjuSamson ♥️ pic.twitter.com/t7Rjz5cLos

— Crictic (@Aayain1) December 27, 2022

Unfair worst team selection without our star @IamSanjuSamson @BCCI pic.twitter.com/KfHU7sW2St

— Sherin George (@sheringeorge92) December 27, 2022

Until the T20I World Cup, selectors thought Sanju Samson was better suited for ODIs than T20Is. After the World Cup, they think he is better suited for T20Is than ODIs. Strange! High time they gave him a fair run in both formats.

— Sreejith Panickar (@PanickarS) December 28, 2022

#SanjuSamson ko world cup se pahle Tak lagatar odi team mein khilaya. Yaha tak leadership role ki bhi batein ho Rahi thi.South africa series mein performance bhi kiya unhone. Ab achanak se odi team se kyu unhe neglect kiya jaa rha, T20 mein playing 11 mein kya milegi jagah? #bcci

— Priyam Sinha (@PriyamSinha4) December 27, 2022

Does the BCCI selection committee select players while intoxicated?, don't you think Sanju Samson should have replaced KL Rahul in ODIs.

Ravindra Jadeja should have been selected when he is fit, Don't trash the national team, take out the flops, world cup is near. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/7DtfZaQjmc

— Deepa ?? (@Deepa_Gurukkal) December 27, 2022

Yar! @IamSanjuSamson ne kya bigada hai?

— Total Gaming (@total_gaming093) December 27, 2022

T20I squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.