Alongside Abhishek Sharma , Samson took the game away from New Zealand in the final by amassing 92 runs in the powerplay.

Fans on social media have speculated that Shubman Gill may have deliberately excluded the Kerala-born cricketer from the photo. Meanwhile, Team India’s opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal also shared a similar image on his official social media handle, in which Samson is again not visible