India, Aug. 19 -- Sanju Samson. spare a thought for the guy. Throughout last year, he did not put a single foot wrong and went on to smash batting records for India. And still, as luck would have it, Samson could well end up not playing a single game for India in the Asia Cup, the squad for which was announced on Tuesday by the BCCI chairman of selectors, Ajit Agarkar. The big takeaway from the 15-member squad was the inclusion of Shubman Gill. Contrary to reports in the lead-up to the announcement, Gill didn't just get picked but was promoted as vice-captain of India's T20I team, all but shutting the doors on Samson's Asia Cup aspirations.

Now, you're probably wondering what Gill's return has to do with Samson, right? Well, Samson fans,...