It is noteworthy that even Indian captain Hardik Pandya seemed surprised and after witnessing the fans' reaction, Pandya said 'A lot of people liking it.' Sanju Samson wasn't able to get a spot in the playing XI for the first T20I and fans didn't shy away from showing their anger on social media.
While talking about the match, Sanju Samson registered his first T20I fifty and his highest score in T20Is as he smacked 77 runs off 42 deliveries with 9 fours and 4 sixes while opening the innings in the absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Along with Deepak Hooda, Samson etched an incredible partnership of 176 runs in 87 deliveries for the second, powering India to a total of 225/7 in 20 overs.
