Sanju Samson got a chance to play the first T20 World Cup match of his career after a long wait of 11 years. However, he could not capitalize on this opportunity at all and was out after playing only 08 balls. Sanju made his T20 World Cup debut in the 2026 T20 World Cup match against Namibia.

Sanju got a good start in the debut match, but he could not spend much time at the crease. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs in 8 balls with the help of 1 four and 3 sixes. Let us tell you that Sanju was also a part of Team India in the last T20 World Cup of 2024, but that season he could not get a chance in the playing eleven of any match.

Got a chance in place of Abhishek Sharma

In the match against Namibia, Sanju Samson was made a part of the playing 11 in place of Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek could not be included in the playing 11 of the match due to some stomach problem. As soon as Sanju got the opportunity, the fans started hoping that he would take full advantage of this opportunity and play a big innings, but it could not happen.

Got a chance to debut in T20 World Cup after 11 years

Sanju made his international debut in 2015. This was the first time for Sanju since his debut that he was included in the playing 11 of the T20 World Cup match. When Sanju got a chance after a long wait of 11 years, he could not even play 11 balls.

Threat of ending career

With the flop in the World Cup, Sanju is apparently in danger of his career ending. If we look at Sanju’s last 5 international matches, he has looked like a flop. In the last 5 T20 International matches, Sanju scored only 06, 00, 24, 06 and 22 runs respectively. In this sense, Sanju is in danger of ending his career. Now it will be interesting to see how many opportunities Sanju gets after the T20 World Cup.