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'Sanju Samson Finds Ways To Get Out' - Simon Doull Frustrated With Indian Batter

image-lqdf3ppmSamson failed to impress in 2nd ODI vs SA (Twitter)

Simon Doull wasn't pleased with Sanju Samson missing out on a great opportunity to make amends for himself in the second ODI of the ongoing series against South Africa on Tuesday (December 19). 

The former New Zealand pacer called out the comeback man's frustrating untimely dismissal in the Indian innings at St George's Park in Gqeberha. 

Walking in at a critical point in the first half at No.5 with India placed 114/3 inside 27 overs, Samson was expected to stitch together a partnership with stand-in skipper KL Rahul and push his team towards a strong competitive total. 

As it panned out, however, Samson was undone by uneven bounce off the deck on an attempted slash towards the deep-third region and ended up edging the ball back onto his stumps at 12 off 23 deliveries. 


Doull Slams Samson's Comeback Outing 

Playing his first innings of the series after a long-awaited comeback, Samson was obviously not accustomed to the spongy bounce that the Proteas seamers got in abundance to cause problems to Indian batters throughout the afternoon. 

Doull, though, chose this as a moment to make a larger point on the Kerala right-hander's topsy-turvy career for India at the international stage and insisted he can be frustrating for the selectors and the team management for throwing away chances. 

"Yeah, he's not had a real extended run, but he's had opportunities in back to back games. Quite a typical, Sanju Samson dismissal. You know, he finds ways to get out when at times he shouldn't," Doull told Star Sports.


"He's a little shuffle playing away from his body. We see that often. It's ok on surfaces in India to be playing away from your body when the ball doesn't do much." 

"But it's nipping around a little, quite a fraught with danger, that type of shot, you see the angle of the bat at 45 degrees. It's not a classical straight bat shot."


"He sort of wants that wand outside the line of off-stump far too often, and I think that's what people get frustrated with Sanju. There are those that absolutely love him, and when he's flowing, there's not many better to watch. Problem for Sanju is putting it together in the blue shirt," he added.