'Justice for Sanju Samson...' - Fans blame the Indian Cricket Board for benching Sanju Samson in second ODI against NZ

India and New Zealand are locking horns against each other in the second of the three-match ODI series. Both teams are playing this match at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Notably, the hosts are leading the three-match series by a margin of 1-0 with a win in the first match by seven wickets.

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Apart from the action of the match, the Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Indian management is on the receiving end of harsh criticism and trolls for benching Sanju Samson once again. Notably, Samson got a chance to feature in the playing XI during the first ODI against New Zealand but in the second ODI, the management made him to sit outside the field once again.

"Instead of Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar comes in and Deepak Hooda comes in place of Sanju Samson," said stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan at the time of the toss.

"We would have bowled first as there's moisture in the wicket. Even in the last game, the wicket was seaming for the first 10-15 overs, we got to keep the positive intent and go for the runs. We only need 10 percent of improvement, and it makes a huge impact and especially in the death bowling, we got to be a bit smarter,” he added later.

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This decision from the skipper and management didn’t go down well with the Indian cricket fans and they immediately took to the social media platform, Twitter for lashing out at their approach and ignoring Sanju Samson once again.

Here’s how fans reacted to Sanju Samson’s exclusion from the playing XI of the second ODI:

#Justice for Sanju Samson

— @raj_22yadav (@RajuYad43912477) November 27, 2022

Le #SanjuSamson fans right now pic.twitter.com/3HgD0OBpix

— Gaurav (@grjain) November 27, 2022

Sanju Samson was dropped again. Like Rishabh Pant, give him chance in at least 10-15 matches and then see his results.#SanjuSamson #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/5HaZIcZnSr

— Raju Jangid (@imRJangid) November 27, 2022

#BCCI shame of you#SanjuSamson is deserve but not get chances in playing 11😞 pic.twitter.com/PFNLae65Tr

— Bensen (@Bensen04553070) November 27, 2022

#SanjuSamson is dropped in one game in overseas condition. Last game was average of Sanju but how a player can proved himself entirely in just one game.i am speechless 😔😔😔 pic.twitter.com/N8Nh2Q08nm

— Chetan Choudhary 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@ChetanC75495924) November 27, 2022

Cricket craze gonna end here. Thanks to BCCI. from viru, yuvi to msd to sanju samson. Sanju is a victim of favourism running in bcci. Until it is stopped, I won't be watching any matches of team india. Replacing inform batsman is ridiculous. No more tweets🤐🤐🤐 #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/cCfxMz8uMX

— ADARSH J S (@never_give_u_p_) November 27, 2022

Then what's the point of being WK & flexible to bat at any position?!
Once again they underline it #SanjuSamson is their easiest target.Not to forget he is dropped for Bangladesh ODIs as well, but Pant & Ishan are'nt.
Coaches change, Captains change but Sanju's fate remains same. pic.twitter.com/0XvXLcO1OU

— Amal Sudhakaran (@amal_sachinism) November 27, 2022

#SanjuSamson
No Godfather in Selection Comittee
How a player feel last match he played well and the next game he is out of the team
One more thing last game failures get the next match also
It's enough you don't pick Sanju for any series and also don't do it anyone else.Hurted pic.twitter.com/pnjvtHy1CV

— 🅰🅹🅸🆃🅷 🅽🅰🆁🅰🆈🅰🅽🅰🅽 (@AjithNa49153322) November 27, 2022

This is horrible. Sanju has to sit out even after doing well in ODIs. What else this guy needs to do yaar. Absolute favoritism.

— Praful VK (@Prafu4u) November 27, 2022

Here’s a look at the playing XI of both teams in the second ODI:

India

Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand

Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson