India, July 4 -- Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir was seemingly seen consoling Sanju Samson, who has been benched in the second T20I against England on July 4, Saturday at the Old Trafford in Manchester. In a video surfaced on social media, Gambhir was seen involving in an animated chat with the keeper-batter, making him seemingly understand that this is not the end of the road and that he still remains in the mix.

Why has Sanju Samson been dropped from the playing XI for Manchester?

While Samson made a thunderous return to the side after a big defeat to South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026 and scored three explosive fifties in the knockout games, the Kerala-born cricketer has performed poorly since India have resumed internatio...