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'Sometimes I feel for Sanju'- Twitter users bash Indian Cricket Board for excluding Sanju Samson from the last two T20Is vs England

Sanju Samson hasn't been included in the Indian squad for the whole T20I series against England starting on July 7. 

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Sanju Samson hasn't been included in the Indian squad for the last two T20I games of the three-match series against England. He has been selected for only the first T20I. The reason for his exclusion from the rest of the games is to accommodate the senior players in the team. For the unversed, the first-choice players won't be available for the first game as most of them will play the Test match till July 6.

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Notably, the squad which played against South Africa and Ireland will be available for the first game. However, as the seniors are available for the second and third game, a lot of players will make their way for the veterans. Players such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, and Venkatesh Iyer will be available for the first match only.

Meanwhile, Samson's exclusion has angered the fans a lot. After all, he is part of the squad for the opening game of the series. The right-hander got the opportunity to play the second T20I against Ireland which took place recently. The fans' happiness with his inclusion in the playing XI was clearly visible as they cheered the moment his name was announced in the playing XI during the toss. The right-hander made the best of the opportunity and scored 77 runs off 42 balls including nine fours and four sixes.

India’s squad for 1st T20I:

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Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik

India’s squad for 2nd and 3rd T20I:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik

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Sadly, for the fans, he won't be playing the full series against England. This is the reason they have taken to Twitter and lashed out.

This is how Twitter reacted

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