Sanju Samson's lost years: Did Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit and Dravid play a part?
Sanju Samson has always managed to stay relevant and remain in the headlines. A cricket superstar from Kerala is a rare commodity, and Samson has been a polarising figure over the years-whether it's because he's been selected to play for the Indian cricket team or, more often than not, overlooked. However, there's no denying that Samson is one of the most gifted talents to have emerged from the country in recent times.
After years of being in and out of the team, Sanju Samson now seems determined to cement his place in the T20I side. Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir, Samson appears to have the security and confidence that were often lacking in the past.
Even as Samson became the first Indian cricketer to score back-to-back hundreds in T20I matches, with a stroke-filled 107 in Durban, his father, Vishwanath Samson, dropped a bombshell. He blamed four influential figures in Indian cricket-MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Rohit Sharma-for not giving his son consistent opportunities during his twenties.
"There are 3-4 people who wasted 10 years of my son's vital career... captains like Dhoni ji, Virat [Kohli] ji, Rohit [Sharma] ji, and coach [Rahul] Dravid ji," Sanju Samson's father told a Kerala-based outlet.
He added: "The more they hurt him, the stronger Sanju came out of the crisis."
It was a bold allegation to make from Vishwanath Samson, especially at a time when his son was enjoying success at the highest level. There were even murmurs in the local media in Kerala that Samson was hoping the statements from his father don't blow up.
Sanju Samson's father, Vishwanath, made a bombshell allegation when he blamed MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rahul Dravid for his son's inconsistent opportunities at the highest level. While Samson seems to be cementing his place in the T20I side in 2024, he had been in and out of the...
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