Sanju Samson T20 World Cup 2022 Squad – The Indian squad for upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 has been announced. As expected, fans favorite Sanju Samson failed to get a place in the T20 World Cup 2022 Squad. Samson also did not get a place in the Asia Cup 2022 squad. It has been quite unfair for Sanju as he was also ignored last year for the Indian T20 World Cup 2021 Squad. Along with announcement of T20 WC Squad, the All-India Senior Selection Committee also picked India’s squads for the upcoming T20I series against Australia and South Africa at home. Sanju Samson has not been included in any of the three squads. Let’ see Why Sanju Samson is not selected in India’s T20 World Cup 2022 Squad?
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby players – Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
Why Sanju Samson is not selected in India’s T20 World Cup 2022 Squad?
Just like the last time, Samson failed to get a spot in the T20 WC squad again. The Rajasthan Royals skipper has scored 179 runs with an average of 44.75 in six T20Is this year. His last appearance in T20I international for India came at the tour to West Indies where he get to play in only two out of the five matches in the series. Samson also had a good IPL 2022 where he scored 458 runs in 17 games with a strike rate of 146.79.
The reason behind his omission is that he failed to perform when he got the opportunities. Deepak Hooda has been selected ahead of him because he made best out of the chances given to him. Samson is a middle order batsman and the middle order of India Playing 11 is already set. Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant are the regular starters of Indian team. Even if Samson was selected in India’s Squad for T20 World Cup 2022, then also he will not get a chance to feature in the playing 11.
Fans are still hoping to see the beginning of Sanju Samson T20 World Cup journey. There are chances that he may be included in the team if a batsman gets injured. It was quite unfair because he didn’t even get a place in the reserves.
The Indian Cricket Team squad for upcoming Asia Cup has been announced by the selectors. The 15-member squad has been filled with plenty of talented players. As expected, several notable names were missing from the Indian squad. Regular starters of Indian team like Shikhar Dhawan failed to get a place in the squad. We have already uploaded articles citing reasons behind their omission from the squad. Apart from these players, fan favorite Sanju Samson also failed to get a spot in the squad. It is known to all that Samson was not even in the contention list for selectors. But due to his talent, his fans are hoping that star batsman Sanju Samson should have been included in the Indian team for Asia Cup 2022. However, Sanju even failed to find place in the squad. Let’s see Why Sanju Samson is not selected in India’s squad for Asia Cup 2022?
India’s Asia Cup 2022 Squad
Rohit Sharma (Capt ), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar have been named as standbys.
Why Sanju Samson is not selected in India’s squad for Asia Cup 2022?
Sanju Samson didn’t get a place in the Indian squad for upcoming Asia Cup due to his inconsistent performances for team India. There is no doubt in the fact that Samson is an outstanding hitter of the ball but it is also true that he has failed to perform in blue jersey. Unlike him, Deepak Hooda made the best out of his opportunity and get a place in the squad for Asia Cup.
There were rumors that Sanju Samson has been asked by selectors to stay in UAE. However these all were mere speculations and no such call has been made. There has been only a single change in the India’s T20 squad. Shardul Thakur has replaced Axar Patel in the 15-member squad. The T20 World Cup will start from October 17 and will end on November 14. Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson failed to take his team into the playoffs but he surely drew some applauds and appreciation for his exceptional batting.
Read also: Why Yuzvendra Chahal is not selected in India’s T20 World Cup 2021 Squad?
Mumbai Indians star youngster Ishan Kishan has piped Sanju Samson for the second wicketkeeper’s slot in the 15-member squad. Sanju was far behind the likes of players like Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. Samson has repeatedly fell short of expectations. Therefore, the risk of bringing him back for the mega T20 event doesn’t look viable. There has been fierce competition for batting slots and in that aspect, Samson, over the last year or so, has done his chances more harm than good. Sanju Samson not in T20 World Cup Squad for World Cup is a disappointing news for his fans and well wishers.
India T20 World Cup 2021 Squad
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
Standby players – Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Why Sanju Samson is not selected in India’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad?
The simple reason behind the non-selection of Sanju Samson in India’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad is that the RR captain has failed to grab his opportunities. With the availability of elite class players like Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul as keepers, it became more difficult for him to get a place in the 15-member squad.
“No 1 is Rishabh Pant and No 2 is Ishan Kishan, are the two keepers. KL Rahul has been chosen as the genuine opener and he will keep wickets only if there is a real need for that.” said the chief selector.
Sanju delivered a poor performance in Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series which resulted in giving more benefit to Ishan Kishan. Sanju was dropped from the Indian T20 team after the tour of Australia but he forced his his way back into the squad after giving a worth performance for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021. Another reason behind his selection in the squad was that majority of first team players were away in England for the Test series. But again he failed to deliver up to his expectations. He managed to score just 34 runs from three innings with a best of 27. His poor performance for team India is the reason why Sanju Samson T20 world cup career did not start.
Samson’s fanbase has been built on his IPL career but his natural ability has been absent more often than not whenever he’s donned the India kit. There is no doubt that Sanju Samson is a talented player but he need to find his form when he wears the Indian jersey. He might be a tremendous player in the IPL but there will always be a difference between domestic cricket and international cricket, and it’s one Samson is yet to leap across.
