India, Oct. 30 -- Weeks after Gautam Gambhir warned him against targeting players or questioning selection, former India captain Kris Srikkanth returned with biting sarcasm to fiercely defend Sanju Samson. Despite Samson's explosive performances and key contributions in T20Is, uncertainty around his role in the lineup has left Srikkanth frustrated, prompting him to call out Gambhir's unfair treatment of the wicketkeeper-batter.

Since July 2024 until the start of the Asia Cup last month, Samson proved his mettle as a T20I opener, which included three centuries. Yet, during the continental tournament in the UAE, he was removed as the opener to make way for returning Shubman Gill in the line-up, while the Kerala star got no fixed role in th...