After the T20 World Cup win, Shubman Gill is in controversy regarding a post. Fans have expressed displeasure over ‘Player of the Series’ Sanju Samson not being clearly visible in the photo shared by him and have raised questions on his intentions.
Mumbai: A new controversy has arisen amidst the celebrations of Team India after winning the T20 World Cup. The team’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill has come under the target of fans because of one of his social media posts. Actually, Gill posted a picture of captain Suryakumar Yadav lifting the trophy. The rest of the team members are also there in this photo, but Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh are not clearly visible because they are behind. Now fans are raising questions that when there were so many good pictures of the team, why did Gill choose this photo?
Sanju got a place in the World Cup team in place of Gill.
Till some time before the T20 World Cup, Shubman Gill was the opener and vice-captain of the T20 team. Since last year, due to Gill opening, it became difficult for Sanju Samson to make a place in the team. Due to Gill, Sanju had to play in the middle order in tournaments like Asia Cup and later he was also out of the playing eleven. But, Gill could not do anything special in T20 as an opener. After this, he was removed from the vice-captaincy before the T20 World Cup and Sanju got a chance as an opener in the ODI series against New Zealand and the T20 World Cup.
However, Sanju’s bat did not work in the series against New Zealand, due to which he had to sit on the bench in the initial matches of the World Cup. After the group stage, Sanju returned to the team in the Super 8. He played an important role in India’s World Cup victory by scoring three consecutive half-centuries and also won the title of ‘Player of the Series’.
Sanju Samson’s fans get angry at Gill
Gill may not have done this intentionally, but fans are angry as to why a clear photo of Sanju, who was the ‘Player of the Series’, was not posted. At the same time, some people are also defending Gill. He says that Gill might not have paid attention to it and at least Sanju is in that photo.
Commenting on Gill’s Instagram post, a fan raised the question where is Sanju, this comment got about 3000 likes.
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Sanju ‘in’, Gill ‘out’ in T20!
Before the T20 World Cup, Shubman Gill was being seen as the future T20 captain and he was given a lot of opportunities. Ignoring the in-form Sanju, Gill was made the vice-captain in the Asia Cup also. But Gill could not take advantage of the opportunities he got in T20 format. For this reason, he was dropped from the team and Sanju was given a chance. By scoring explosive half-centuries in the last three important matches of the World Cup, Sanju has now further confirmed his place on the opening slot.