Minister V Sivankutty criticized including Malayalee cricketer Sanju Samson only in the first Twenty20 match against England. He said the stand of the selection committee is like disrespecting Sanju Samson. He criticised via a Facebook post.
Including Malayalee cricketer Sanju Samson only in the team for the first Twenty20 match against England is like disrespecting his talent. Sanju was given only a chance to play in the Twenty20 series against Ireland.
It has to be suspected whether Sanju was not given due consideration despite his crucial 77 runs in India's victory in that match was a ploy to keep him out of the World Cup squad.