Sanju Samson Outraged As Rishab Pant WC Selection: The fans of Kerala and Rajasthan Royals superstar Sanju Samson were left devastated and angry after a report in Cricbuzz said that the selectors and management are keen on picking Rishabh Pant for the T20 World Cup 2024 in June in the West Indies and USA.
Tuesday, April 9th, afternoon brought strong news surrounding the possible make-up of Team India’s T20 World Cup squad. The squad is expected to be announced in the first week of May, although changes to it could be made until the start of the tournament.
A report in Cricbuzz said that the selectors seem to be satisfied with Rishabh Pant’s return to IPL 2024 from the near-fatal car accident in December 2022 and that they want to bank on Pant’s experience and proven match-winning pedigree at the international level.
In 5 innings, Pant has scored 153 runs at an impressive strike rate of 154, with two half-centuries to his name, against CSK and KKR.
The report said that Pant’s twin half-centuries so far
This hasn’t sat down well with the fans of Sanju Samson, who, too, has been in good touch in the tournament.
Samson has scored 178 runs at a strike rate of 150 with two fifties as well. As the Rajasthan Royals are undefeated and are on top of the table in IPL 2024 under Sanju’s captaincy, it’s widely spread that Sanju Samson is not getting the recognition he deserves.
Here are the reactions of the fans of Sanju Samson to reports claiming Rishabh Pant will be selected in the T20 World Cup squad.
Sanju Samson Outraged As Rishab Pant WC Selection Is Rumoured
There are still three more weeks until the BCCI selection committee sits to select the squad. Both Pant and Samson can be picked in the squad, as Jitesh Sharma, who has been part of the T20I team recently, hasn’t done much, while Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul are both opening for their respective franchises.
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