In the first match of the series against West Indies, held at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, India won by a score of 8 points. Captain Iyer secured the victory for the team by hitting a six on the last ball and also achieved his first century in his T20 career.
However, in this game, Indian batsman and experienced wicketkeeper Senju Samson once again displayed a poor performance. Samson, who previously attracted attention with an impressive performance at the 2026 T20 World Cup, is currently struggling to score runs.
In the first match against West Indies, he managed to score only 11 runs, which caused dissatisfaction among fans on social media. Fans began demanding that Samson be replaced by the young batsman Vibhav Suryavanshi.
Senju Samson's recent form in the T20 format has been extremely disappointing. Before the match against West Indies, where he scored 11 runs, his performance was quite unsatisfactory. In the last four matches, Senju has scored only 29 runs. Although he scored 50 runs in the match against Afghanistan on September 17th for 35 balls, his play remained quiet afterward.
Following a string of failures, coaches and selection committees have started criticizing Senju Samson. Fans actively discussed the young 15-year-old player Vibhav Suryavanshi, who sat on the bench during the match. One social media user stated that it was time to move on from Senju Samson, noting that he had been given many chances, and although he is respected for his contribution to the World Cup victory, he is not scoring runs now.
Another user expressed indignation, asking how long Gautam Gambhir would continue to ruin the career of 15-year-old Vibhav Suryavanshi because of a favorite player. Now it remains to be seen whether Senju Samson will get a chance in the remaining matches of the series, battling poor form, or if the team management will make serious changes to the squad by turning to the young Vibhav Suryavanshi.
Senju Samson's poor statistics are as follows: against West Indies (October 6) — 11 runs; against Pakistan (October 3) — 2 runs; against Sri Lanka (October 1) — 7 runs; against Japan (September 22) — 9 runs.