It was likely to be his final opportunity to play cricket internationally. The fact that he was not chosen for the T20I series against Australia and South Africa suggested that he might not be considered for the T20 World Cup in June of next year, following his exclusion from the Asia Cup in September and the ODI World Cup held at home in October. He had already fallen far behind his peers, and the players of the following generation were rapidly catching up. However, Sanju Samson "broke the goddamn thing down" with his back to the wall.
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