IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: Sanju Samson Benched, Fans Troll BCCI And Skipper Hardik Pandya

Sanju Samson will not participate in the second T20I against New Zealand, which will be played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The first T20I between New Zealand and India was called off owing to continuous rain at Wellington's Sky Stadium.

After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, India's captain Hardik Pandya stated that Sanju Samson will not be participating in the second T20I against New Zealand. 

Samson's last T20I participation was in August 2022, during the West Indies trip. He did not make the squad for the 2022 Asia Cup or the T20 World Cup. Following the ODI series against South Africa a few months back, he played for Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Samson played really well in the recent ODI series against South Africa at home.

Fans took to Twitter to express their outrage as Samson was not picked in the second T20I match.

Here are some of the reactions:

Sanju Samson, I salute 🫡 you brother. You have unbelievable grit and will power. Wish you lots of luck 🙏#SanjuSamson

— Suraj Pandey (@ferrarinotfiat) November 20, 2022

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Very disappointed by #BCCI sanju deserve to play before pant... if we play ishan kishan and sanju samson at opning it would be the most destructive opening pair in world cricket 💯 #BCCI #SanjuSamson #sanjufan #IndianCricket #INDvsNZ #cricket #ITC pic.twitter.com/p6XmbanNuw

— jayesh gaikwad (@jayeshg91514928) November 20, 2022

Hardik pandya not giving a chance to sanju samson shows his insecurity as sanju is also a future captain material of india.#SanjuSamson #NZvINDonPrime #NZvsIND #HardikPandya #RishabhPant #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Zv1leW2RbZ

— R O M E O (@romeyo369) November 20, 2022

Pant, Iyer and all statpadders are still there in T20 playing . And a proper intent merchant T20 player like Sanju Samson misses out even after performing well.👍👍👍#SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/faxJfO05Kd

— Mahi Bishnoi (SanjusamsonFan) (@Sanjusamsonf11) November 20, 2022

Nothing can be fixed in Indian T20.
Bhuvi still goy the game. Shreyas and Hooda in, still no #SanjuSamson and #Umran.
Wtf @hardikpandya7

— SpeaksTruth (@Baby10007) November 20, 2022

Unbelievable politics going on. Unreal biasness. Don't know what he has to do to get his due. Feel really sorry for Sanju Samson. #SanjuSamson

— Surendra Meena (@surry__insta) November 20, 2022

no Sanju Samson no cricket #karma 🤞#SanjuSamson#BCCI #ViratKohli #RohitSharma #RishabhPant #INDvsNZ #RajasthanRoyals

— Harshil Choudhary (@HarshilSirvi) November 20, 2022