
After a disappointing outing against South Africa, India will look to get things right against Zimbabwe to keep their semi-final hopes alive. Gauta, Gambhir made two changes into his side with Axar Patel and Sanju Samson replacing Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar. The changes were made to strengthen India’s batting and also to have options in bowling.
Sanju Samson clearly did not live up to all the hype and yet again delivered a short lived innings. Samson started off brilliantly and tried to set the tone for India from the get go. He scored ten runs off the first over with a six and four before scoring 14 more runs in the same fashion.
However, he fell prey to Blessing Muzarabani in the fourth over who had the last laugh after being hit for a six in his first over. Sanju departed for 24 (15) with a strike rate of 160. It was an impactful innings, but he could have done more.
Let us take a look at how netizens have reacted to Sanju Samson’s innings.
Sanju samson doesn't realize some time its good to be selfish for few balls as he can always make most most of it later but he juat throws it away.
— CricketUncut ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (@CricketUncutt) February 26, 2026
#INDvsZIM Hyping this 24 runs innings What a new low for fans . Sanju Samson should take retirement and let his fans live in peace . pic.twitter.com/1ipUwQG42i
— Anakshi (@possesive_gurl) February 26, 2026
22 (8) vs Namibia ⚡ 24 (15) vs Zimbabwe 💥 Some glimpses of vintage Sanju Samson 🇮🇳 Now hoping he converts it into a big innings vs WI and in the knockouts 🤞🔥#INDvsZIM #T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/h1IAXyhSSb
— Sandy (@SandyViews_) February 26, 2026
Sanju Samson’s innings had attracted multiple varied opinions. While one set of fans have appreciated his quick fire innings that helped India start strong, a lot of fans have expressed his disappointment with Samson. A lot of users on twitter believe that Sanju Samson should have stayed long to capitalize on his wonderful start. Fans have also criticized experts for hyping up Samju Samson’s short lived innings.
Unfortunate outing for Sanju Samson 24 off 15 today after that quickfire 22(8) against Namibia and 24(15) vs Zimbabwe. Flashes of his classic timing were there, just missing that big breakthrough knock. Fingers crossed he turns these promising starts into a match-winning innings… pic.twitter.com/atNPO9mnhw
— Mr Malhotra (@mrmalhotra26) February 26, 2026
A couple of handy starts from Sanju Samson, yet no substantial innings so far 🏏#T20WorldCup2026 #INDvsZIM #IndianCricket #SanjuSamson #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/D9xpkD7mJX
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) February 26, 2026
Sanju Samson always looking in splendid touch but then fails to convert big. But he’s a team player #INDvZIM #T20WorldCup
— Mohammad Rashad (@MhdRas) February 26, 2026
Users on twitter have highlighted the fact that Sanju Samson often fails to convert his flashy starts into a long and impactful innings. One user wrote, “Sanju Samson always looking in splendid touch but then fails to convert big. But he’s a team player,”
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