Sanju Samson's T20 World Cup Hopes Dim After Embarrassing Golden Duck

• Sanju Samson recorded a golden duck in the third T20 against New Zealand, dismissed on the first ball while opening.
• This marks an embarrassing 'stain' on his T20 career, especially as he was considered an opener for the T20 World Cup.
• Samson scored only 10 and 6 runs in the previous two matches, totaling just 16 runs in the series.
• He is the fourth Indian batsman to be dismissed on the first ball of a T20I innings, joining KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, and Rohit Sharma.
• Samson's poor form (104 runs in 9 innings since 2025) puts his T20 World Cup spot at risk, with Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma as strong contenders.

Why It Matters: Sanju Samson's golden duck and poor form severely jeopardize his T20 World Cup selection.