‘Make it count…’, fans react to Sanju Samson’s return to Team India’s squad for West Indies series

The announcement of Team India’s Test and ODI squads for the upcoming West Indies tour in July brought a mix of new faces and familiarity. Yashasvi Jaiswal, a promising talent, got his maiden Test call-up while Cheteshwar Pujara, an experienced batsman, was dropped following his poor performance in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. However, Sanju Samson’s return to the ODI squad has really sparked excitement among the fans, causing a stir on Twitter.

Sanju Samson is back for India__

He has been selected for the ODI series against West Indies_#sanjusamson pic.twitter.com/zFbm1csvtF— ______ (@stark__0007) 23 June 2023

Cheteshwar Pujara – out of India’s Test team
Sanju Samson – returns to India’s ODI team.__
JUST IN: BCCI has announced India’s squad for the upcoming Test and ODI series against West Indies. Follow for more updates

#INDvsWI #sanjusamson ,#Cheteshwar Pujara #Cricket #ODI pic.twitter.com/vPJTsjRiNP– Sohan Saini (@Sohan191919) 23 June 2023

Sanju Samson back in blue.
Selected for ODI series against West Indies. #sanjusamson #INDvsWI@BCCI pic.twitter.com/dPPBUg7C4r– Arvind Kumawat (@ArvKumar9) 23 June 2023

happy news _#sanjusamson

love you man _ pic.twitter.com/Kgjjxbo4Lb— Gautam_Rudra (@Sunshine_blosso) 23 June 2023

“Peak is yet to come”: Fans rejoice over Sanju Samson’s return to India’s ODI squad (via) @Sports_NDTV, pic.twitter.com/JfImMnJxKw— Nasser 1__ million tweets _ (@nasser_mo3gza) 23 June 2023

Picking Skye in ODIs and still backing KS Bharath and Kishan in Tests while Sanju Samson not getting place even after doing well in Ranji 2022-23 and Rahane suddenly becoming VC after one match is all about our management Says a lot.
BCCI > Circus#WIvIND #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/xqx7Ep2Xqn— Roshmi _ (@Silky_Rosh) 23 June 2023

India’s ODI squad for 3 ODIs against West Indies:

_Rituraj Gaikwad, #sanjusamson Remembered that

_Mukesh Kumar got the call-up for the first time

#WIvIND #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/wU15o0LdpX– 90’s Cricket Lover (@90cricketlover) 23 June 2023

#sanjusamson , pic.twitter.com/Ew5qGJOu9v— Srikanth Sri (@Sreekanth0Tvm) 23 June 2023

Hashtags and keywords are trending today.#INDvsWI “Rahane” “Ruturaj” “West Indies” “Sanju Samson” “Arshdeep” “Umesh” “Tests & ODIs” “Indian Tests” #M S Dhoni “Champions Trophy” “Vice-Captain” “ODI” #cwc23

Jyran_ pic.twitter.com/LmWx45Lxbs– Sports Enthusiast (@frolic_waseem) 23 June 2023

Sanju Samson has returned to the Indian cricket team.

He will play as a wicket-keeper batsman in the ODI series against West Indies. pic.twitter.com/eISIxte291– Seema Lathwal (@seema72170712) 23 June 2023

sanju samson return #TeamIndiaTeam for three match ODI series against West Indies#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/UCxU0pOHKa– Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) 23 June 2023

Happily for Sanju Samson, he has put in a lot of hard work and has done well on all the occasions in ODIs donning the blue jersey.

sanju 2.0 time pic.twitter.com/c0onHtZUes

— Arvind Raghav (@arvindraghav5) 23 June 2023

,#sanjusamson pic.twitter.com/8gzUDxWCW5— Censor Buzz (@CensorBuz) 23 June 2023

,#sanjusamson https://t.co/MGC29jRBNN— VINEETH_ (@sololoveee) 23 June 2023

Samson’s last ODI match was during the tour of New Zealand last year. In terms of the overall squad, veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane retained his place and dynamic all-rounder Hardik Pandya was appointed vice-captain, adding more depth to the limited-overs lineup.

The upcoming series promises to be a month-long extravaganza which will include eight matches. The action will begin with a two-match Test series, with the opening match at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Dominica from July 12 to 16. The second Test will be held from June 20 to June 24 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. Additionally, India will also compete in five T20Is, and the squad for this leg of the tour will be announced at a later date.

After the Test series, there will be a gap of two days before the exciting three-match ODI series between India and West Indies. This particular tournament assumes vital importance as it will act as a litmus test for the Indian team in the field of white-ball cricket, providing valuable insights ahead of the much-anticipated ODI World Cup to be held in India later this year.

The first ODI will take place on July 27 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, followed by the second on July 29 at the same venue. The series will conclude with a thrilling encounter on August 1 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. After this, both the teams will face-off in a five-match T20I series, further intensifying the cricketing rivalry between them.