India, Feb. 4 -- Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth expressed his disappointment over Sanju Samson's repeated failures in the T20I series against England. The wicketkeeper batter failed to make an impact at the top during the five-match series and scored only 51 runs, with 26 in the opening game at the Eden Gardens being his top score. The swashbuckling batter has been backed by Indian management after Rohit Sharma's retirement as the opening batter in the big transition phase.

He did impress many with his back-to-back centuries in T20Is against Bangladesh and South Africa. He also went on to etch his name in the history book by becoming the first batter to tonk three centuries in T20Is in a calendar year. However, this year s...