Ind vs Aus: Sanju Samson's exclusion makes Twitterati question Dhawan and Pant's places

Indian team on Sunday anunced squad for upcoming five-match T20I series in New Zealand. India will play a full-fledged series in country consisting of five T20Is, three ODIs and three Tests. long tour will start with T20I series on January 24. Limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma makes a comeback into team. 

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experienced opener was given some much-needed rest for three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka and would return to team during upcoming ODI series against Australia, starting on January 14. Sanju Samson, meanwhile, has paid price for Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in team. right-handed batsman has made way for star batsman. Sanju Samson played for India after more than four years of his India debut in final T20I against Pune. He could play just 2 balls in game as he got out after hitting a six off first ball. 

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Sanju Samson's fans lashed out at BCCI for t giving Kerala batsman eugh chances as y took to Twitter and let ir anger out over snub. Many of m also questioned board's favouritism towards likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant, questioning ir inconsistent selection policies.

Ind vs Aus: Here's a look at few reactions over Sanju Samson's exclusion

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T20I Squad for tour of New Zealand

Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice-captain), Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.

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