India, Feb. 12 -- Sanju Samson was off to a fluent start with the bat in hand at the Arun Jaitley Stadium after Namibia asked India to bat first in New Delhi. With three sixes and a four in his first seven deliveries, Samson looked set to explode for a massive innings in Abhishek Sharma's absence.

However, Samson ended up chipping one rather tamely down to a deep midwicket fielder, ultimately being forced to walk back to the pavilion after scoring 22(8). It was a good start, and one India went on to build on - but also a soft dismissal, one which let Namibia escape with a wicket after Samson seemed to fall into a pre-arranged trap.

After the dismissal, broadcast cameras cut to the Namibia dugout, where players and support staff were app...