Five current Indian cricketers who were dropped after standout performance

India played their first international match on June 25, 1932. It has been over 90 years since the historic moment took place and India have emerged as a heavyweight cricketing nation. Presently, there is an insane pool of talent blossoming in the Indian domestic circuit and hence, there is a great tussle for a spot in the playing XI.

Many cricket pundits term the cut-throat competition for places as a happy headache as it pushes players to do well. However, the downside to the problem of plenty is that players get dropped despite delivering a standout performance for the nation.

Here are five current Indian cricketers who got dropped after giving a standout performance:

5. Sanju Samson 

India faced Ireland in the final game of the two-match T20I series in Dublin in June 2022. After electing to bat first, Hardik Pandya & co. did not have a great start as they lost Kishan early. However, Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson joined hands and what followed was just carnage.

The duo played a fearless brand of cricket and put the opposition under the pump. Samson hammered 77 runs off 42 balls whereas Hooda smashed a blistering century. They helped India post a daunting total of 225 runs in 20 overs. Hardik & co. won the game by four runs, clinching the series 2-0.

India's next T20I assignment was against England. Samson was in the squad for the first T20I and was in the reckoning for a spot in the playing XI. However, the team management selected wicketkeeper-batters Ishan Kishan and Dinesh Karthik, and the Trivandrum batter, who fared well in his last outing, had to warm the bench.