Sanju Samson's Mumbai rendezvous: A brush with cricket legends amidst World Cup setback

On Thursday, Team India will play in ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma and his team are in excellent form, having won three consecutive matches. In ir most recent game in Ahmedabad, India thoroughly defeated Pakistan. In contrast, Bangladesh had only one win in ir previous three games. India’s squad for ODI World Cup missed many names, like Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal, which sparked a debate in cricket world. However, players who are t in CWC squad are focused on domestic cricket to keep mselves fit for next selection.

3 things you need to kw

• India are unbeaten in CWC 2023 so far 
• Sanju Samson was t included in Asia Cup 2023 squad 
• Samson was overlooked for ICC ODI World Cup 2023

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Sanju Samson poses with his favourite cricketers

Indian cricket legend MS Dhoni and England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler were recently spotted in Mumbai with Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson. On October 18, Samson uploaded a few pictures to his Instagram account. se pictures showed him with Jos Buttler and MS Dhoni, who are also in Mumbai.

Indian selectors ultimately decided to choose Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan for World Cup instead of Samson. Samson has an outstanding track record in ODI format, where he has played regularly over previous two years.

With an astounding aver of 55.71 and a strike rate of 104 throughout course of 13 One Day Internationals (ODIs), Sanju Samson amassed 390 runs. He has also scored 3 half-centuries for India so far.

Samson did t get a spot in starting lineup despite his steady and impressive performances. For both Asia Cup and World Cup squads, selectors overlooked him. Numerous fans criticised this move on social media networks. That wasn't end of tale, though.

For Asian Games, where India won gold medal earlier this month, selectors decided to go with a second-string side. To surprise and dismay of many, Sanju Samson was left out of this team altoger.

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What’s next for Sanju Samson?

Samson is currently in Mumbai as part of his 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy participation. In this competition, he serves as Kerala cricket team's captain. On Thursday, October 19, at DY Patil Stadium, Kerala will play ir next game against Bihar.