A golden opportunity turned into a golden duck for Indian wicketkeeper Sanju Samson in the IND vs AFG 3rd T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
After being ignored for the first two T20Is, Samson returned to XI for the final T20I games. The 29-year-old, who has fallen down the pecking order in T20Is after Jitesh Sharma’s arrival, had a chance to stake claim for a T20 World Cup spot with a good outing but the batter failed to grab the opportunity and departed on first ball duck.
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Coming at number 5 after the dismissal of Shivam Dube, Samson tried to go for a big pull on his very first ball but mistimed it to Mohammed Nabi at covers.
Talking about the game, Fareed Ahmad’s brilliant spell reduced Team India to 24/3 inside 5 overs. After opting to bat first, the Men in Blue lost Yashavi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, and Sanju Samson in quick succession.
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