Indian National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who leads the Rajasthan Royals (RR), failed miserably with the bat in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) led by Pat Cummins on Thursday. May 2, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Sanju Samson recently grabbed the headlines for his much-deserved selection in India’s 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. He has been in excellent form in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League and has consistently scored runs for his equipment.
Sanju Samson has scored 385 runs in 10 matches of IPL 2024 at an incredible average of 64.17 and a brilliant strike rate of 159.09, his best score being 82*. Although he has great numbers, he failed to perform in the high voltage clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
During the chase, Sanju Samson came out to bat after Jos Buttler was dismissed for a golden duck in the second ball of the first over. Expectations were sky-high for Sanju Samson to get his team off to a good start after an early breakthrough, but he failed to do so and he was dismissed on the fifth ball of the same over.
Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled an absolute jaffa outside off stump which came in and destroyed the stumps, leaving Sanju Samson stunned.
X fans brutally trolled Samson for failing after the World Cup selection. According to some fans, Sanju Samson has become the latest victim of the ‘T20 World Cup selection curse’ that has been dogging Indian players in the IPL. In particular, since the announcement of India’s T20 World Cup squad, both the batsmen and bowlers who have been selected have performed poorly.
Indian batsmen after T20 World Cup 2024 squad announcement:
Rohit Sharma – 4(5).
Suryakumar Yadav – 10(6).
Hardik Pandya – 0(1).
Shivam Dube – 0(2).
Ravindra Jadeja – 2(4).
Sanju Samson – 0(3).
Here’s how fans on Twitter reacted to Sanju Samson’s flop against Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sanju Samson joins the club 😭#SRHvsRR pic.twitter.com/o6c1UuIuwG
– Samira (@Logical_Girll) May 2, 2024
Lord Sanju Samson returns to his original form 🤡 pic.twitter.com/5axQTRYozm
– Pinkmań¹⁸ (@kohlixpinkman) May 2, 2024
It seems like all the players in the #T20WorldCup2024 Indian team are losing form since the team announcement. Starting with #RohitSharma, #HardikPandya, #ShivamDube, #SanjuSamson to #Chahal #Bumrah. Excellent moment!#RRvsSRH #IndianCricketTeam #IPL2024
– Pulkit Anupam Srivastava (@pulkit_1322) May 2, 2024
R sharma 4S yadav 10H pandya 0S dube 0R jadeja 2 Sanju Samson 0Arshdeep Singh 4 over 52 runs Yuzi chahal 3 over 46 runs
ICT fans before the WC 😰 pic.twitter.com/i30XCBK7ry
– Nayak 🐦 (@lokendra_nayak) May 2, 2024
It is not the day for Captain Sanju Samson. 💔💔#SanjuSamson #SRHvRR #IPL2024 #TATAIPL2024 pic.twitter.com/WgnU0DOqyb
– Sabir Zafar (@Sabir_Saabu01) May 2, 2024
Believe me, he is the most versatile batsman in the world! #SanjuSamson #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/gHB25INQKa
– 97 of 115 (@suryapoojar_01) May 2, 2024
Sanju Samson after T20 World Cup selection: 0 (3) #SRHvsRR #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/SbTebvuOW2
– setbetofficial (@Setbetofficial) May 2, 2024
Sanju Samson after T20 World Cup selection: 0 (3) #SRHvsRR #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/SbTebvuOW2
– setbetofficial (@Setbetofficial) May 2, 2024
Duck for SANJU SANSON
After the WC selection, we show our results🤧 pic.twitter.com/Gkpj9ToDC7
– Jihan Omar (@Jihan18Omar07) May 2, 2024
What the hell is happening with the players selected for the T20 World Cup? Sanju Samson and Yuzi Chahal today.
– Abhishek (@_abhieX) May 2, 2024
Sanju Samson searches for duck. He continues the excellent form of the WC team members. But of course, Jos Buttler also has a laddu.
– Satbir Singh (@thesatbir) May 2, 2024
Sanju Samson 🤣😂
Anyday KL Rahul >>> Samson and Pant #SRHvRR #RRvsSRH
– Cereza Saiteja (@saitejacherry8) May 2, 2024
Duck for SANJU SANSON
After the WC selection, we show our results🤧 pic.twitter.com/Gkpj9ToDC7
– Jihan Omar (@Jihan18Omar07) May 2, 2024