Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 1 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor noted that the Indian batter Sanju Samson is out of luck after the right-hander faced another setback, scoring just 6 runs in the high-scoring India vs New Zealand 5th T20I on Saturday. He also lauded Ishan Kishan for his thunderous 42-ball century that helped India post a massive 271-run first-innings total.

Sanju Samson's place in the playing 11 for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 has been in question, given the batter has been in a poor run of form of late. In the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Samson could only manage 46 runs at an average of 9.20. His scores in the series read: 10, 6, 0, 24 and 6.

Speaking to ANI after the Thiruvananthapuram match, Shas...