Rishabh Pant picked over Sanju Samson for Ind vs WI series, Netizens express shock

To the surprise of many, Rishabh Pant has been selected to play in the West Indies T20Is which is scheduled for December. This decision comes at the expense of Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, which has baffled many netizens. Have a look at what the Twitterati had to say after Pant's inclusion in the squad for the upcoming series.

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Heavy faith shown in Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant's position in Team India has been a talking point for almost six months now. Since the wicketkeeper-batsman's irresponsible dismissal in the World Cup semi-final, Pant has received a lot of flak from cricket fans and experts. While the Indian team and selectors have been supportive of Pant, his form has not improved much, claim observers. He didn't particularly shine in the series against SA either, thereby losing his Test spot to Wriddhiman Saha.

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He also failed to improve in the T20Is against Bangladesh, where he scored low scores and made rash DRS calls while wicketkeeping. On the other hand, Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was a part of the squad against Bangladesh too but got no chances. Samson has come off a great domestic season where he scored the highest-ever score in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match. It was therefore fair to expect the BCCI to finally give Samson the chance he deserves but they have chosen to stick with Rishabh Pant yet again. Twitter has not reacted to the news well and here are some of their reactions.

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Twitter reacts to Pant being chosen over Samson

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