'I pity Sanju Samson': Gautam Gambhir's management under fire as Shami snub and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi handling spark debate

Ashwin's big question

Ravichandran Ashwin has posed one big question about Sanju Samson's India future, asking why 'no one understands his position' — the latest twist in a selection saga that refuses to go away.

'I pity Sanju Samson'

Another former India cricketer went a step further, slamming head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management over their handling of teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi while lamenting Samson's plight: 'I pity Sanju Samson.'

The criticism taps into a growing sense that India's think-tank is making bold calls on young talent while established performers remain stranded on the outside looking in.

Shami snub under the scanner

The selection debate does not end there. Aakash Chopra made a big statement on Mohammed Shami's India snub, invoking the continued selection of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to question why the veteran pacer remains frozen out of the side's plans.