Indian national cricket team wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who leads the Rajasthan Royals (RR), failed miserably in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) against the Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday the bat. May 2 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Sanju Samson recently made headlines with his well-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 team.
Sanju Samson has scored 385 runs in 10 IPL 2024 matches at an astonishing average of 64.17 and a brilliant strike rate of 159.09, with his best score being 82*. Despite having excellent numbers, he could not perform well in the high-voltage clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
During the run chase, Sanju Samson came to bat after Jos Buttler was dismissed for a golden duck on the second ball of the first over. Expectations were extremely high for Sanju Samson to give his team a good start after an early breakthrough, but he failed to do so and was dismissed on the 5th ball of the same over.
Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled an absolute jaffa outside the off-stump which swung inward and destroyed the stumps, leaving Sanju Samson stunned.
Fans on According to some fans, Sanju Samson has become the latest victim of the ‘T20 World Cup selection curse’ that has afflicted Indian players in the IPL. What is noteworthy is that since India’s T20 World Cup squad was announced, both the selected batters and bowlers have performed poorly.
Indian batsmen after announcing T20 World Cup 2024 squad:
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 reacted on Twitter to Sanju Samson’s failure against Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sanju Samson joins the club 😭#SRHvsRR pic.twitter.com/o6c1UuIuwG
– Samira (@Logical_Girll) May 2, 2024
Lord Sanju Samson returns to original form 🤡 pic.twitter.com/5axQTRYozm
— Pinkmań¹⁸ (@kohlixpinkman) May 2, 2024
Seems like every player from the Indian team from #T20WorldCup2024 has been out of form since the squad was announced. Start with #RohitSharma, #HardikPandya, #ShivamDube , #SanjuSamson To #Chahal #Bumrah. Just the right timing!#RRvsSRH #IndianCricketTeam #IPL2024
— Pulkit Anupam Srivastava (@pulkit_1322) May 2, 2024
R Sharma 4
S yadav 10
H pandya 0
S dube 0
R jadeja 2
Sanju Samson 0
Arshdeep Singh 4 for 52 runs
Yuzi Jahal 3 for 46 runsICT fans before the World Cup 😰 pic.twitter.com/i30XCBK7ry
– Nayak 🐦 (@lokendra_nayak) May 2, 2024
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 SAMSON
After the World Cup selection we showed our results🤧 pic.twitter.com/Gkpj9ToDC7
— Jihan Omar (@Jihan18Omar07) May 2, 2024
What the hell happens to the players selected for the T20 World Cup???
Sanju Samson & Yuzi Chahal today.
😠– Abhishek (@_abhieX) May 2, 2024
Sanju Samson is duck hunting. The excellent form of the WC team members continues. But Jos Buttler also has a laddu.
— Satbir Singh (@thesatbir) May 2, 2024
Sanju Samson 🤣😂
Anyday KL Rahul >>> Samson and Pant #SRHvRR #RRvsSRH
— Saiteja Cherry (@saitejacherry8) May 2, 2024
Duck for SANJU SAMSON
After the World Cup selection we showed our results🤧 pic.twitter.com/Gkpj9ToDC7
— Jihan Omar (@Jihan18Omar07) May 2, 2024