Sanju Samson Fans Show Support For The Keeper-Batter During FIFA World Cup 2022

The exclusion of 28-year-old wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson from India’s playing XI against New Zealand left his fans furious. While ‘#justiceforSanjuSamson’ has been trending on social media for a while now, some of the fans went ahead and made a statement at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar by raising banners in support of Samson. 

Sanju Samson has been struggling to cement his position in the Indian team. After warming the bench for the entire T20I series against New Zealand, he got an opportunity in the 1st ODI match and he did pretty well. However, was once again dropped from  India’s playing XI for the ongoing ODI fixture. 

Samson had scored a 38-ball 36 n the series opener while also stitching a crucial 96-run stand alongside Shreyas Iyer that helped India revive after a quick fall of wickets. Deepak Hooda replaced Samson in the 2nd ODI match in order to accommodate the 6th bowling option in the playing XI. 

Meanwhile, a few pictures of Sanju Samson’s admirers supporting the cricketer at the  FIFA World Cup 2022, have gone viral on the internet. Check out some of the viral pictures here:

IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, whose captain is Sanju Samson, also took to Twitter to share the love of fans for Samson. 

Check out the post:

Everybody: Who are you supporting at the FIFA World Cup?

Us: pic.twitter.com/e66NRg78dh

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 27, 2022

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. “We wanted the sixth bowler to come in, so Sanju Samson missed out and Hooda came in. And Chahar was picked because he can swing the ball really well. A few of our guys are resting but this side is still strong, shows the depth of our squad,” 

The second ODI was abandoned after just 12.5 overs during India’s innings as rain played spoilsport.