What does Sanju Samson need to do?: Shashi Tharoor questions batter’s absence from Indian squad after Suryakumar Yadav’s failure in ODI series vs AUS

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also tweeted his opinion on the matter asking what Samson needed to do in order to find a place in the team.

Now that poor @surya_14kumar has set an unenviable world record w/ his three golden ducks in a row, is it unreasonable to ask why @IamSanjuSamson, averaging averaging 66 in ODIs despite batting at an unfamiliar position for him at 6, wasn't in the squad? What does he need to do?

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 23, 2023

“Now that poor @surya_14kumar has set an unenviable world record w/ his three golden ducks in a row, is it unreasonable to ask why @IamSanjuSamson, averaging averaging 66 in ODIs despite batting at an unfamiliar position for him at 6, wasn’t in the squad? What does he need to do?,” Tharoor wrote.

Meanwhile, India lost the ODI series 1-2 to Australia on Wednesday, their first home ODI series defeat since 2019.

When asked about Surya’s form in the post-match conference, captain Rohit Sharma said, “He only played three balls in three (games) this series. I don’t know how much to look into it. He got three good balls, to be honest.”

“Today, it wasn’t that good ball, he should have gone forward,” Rohit said. “He knows best. He plays spin so well. We have seen that over last couple of years. That’s why we held him back and give him that role for the last 15-20 overs where he can play his game, but it’s really unfortunate he could only play three balls. That can happen to anyone. But the potential and ability is always there. He is just going through that phase right now.”