Would a mean of 55.71 be sufficient for a participant to get into the nationwide crew within the ODI format? In typical circumstances, sure, however issues have not fairly been typical for wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson. Despite his good exhibits within the 50-over format for the Indian crew over 13 video games, Samson finds himself out of the Indian squad, not only for the ODI World Cup but additionally the 3-match sequence towards Australia. As his followers proceed to criticise the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) choice committee over the choice, even some former stars are exhibiting sympathy for Samson.

Robin Uthappa, who received the T20 World Cup with the Indian crew in 2007, feels it is powerful to be in Samson’s sneakers in the mean time.

He submit took to X (previously Twitter),  after the BCCI introduced India squad for the 3-match ODI sequence towards Australia, by storm. Uthappa wrote: “No one would wanna be in Sanju’s shoes right now!!”

“The justification could be that even if he was in the squad he wouldn’t get a game. But not even being in the squad would be quite disheartening,” Uthappa wrote in one other tweet.

No one would wanna be in Sanju’s sneakers proper now!! #madness

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) September 19, 2023

The justification may very well be that even when he was within the squad he would not get a recreation. But not even being within the squad could be fairly disheartening.

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) September 19, 2023

While Samson discovered himself out of the crew, Ravichandran Ashwin made a return to India’s ODI squad, having final featured within the 50-over format for the crew in January final 12 months. Ashwin’s return got here because of an damage to Axar Patel.

While the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder is not dominated out of the ODI World Cup but, there are probabilities of him being changed by Ashwin within the showpiece occasion too.