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XtraTime Web Desk: Sanju Samson will be among those few unlucky cricketers who does not regret being on the benches on national duty. In his own admission he (Samson) learnt a lot being with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Samson has been the most unlucky Indian cricketer in recent times. He was included in India’s T20I series against Bangladesh in 2019 after a spectacular show in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. But he did not get a single game in the three-match series. In the following T20 series against West Indies in November last year, the selectors did overlook him but was later picked up after Shikhar Dhawan got injured and was ruled out. But with Rishabh Pant keeping gloves, Samson was again deprived of playing opportunity. The right-handed batsman finally got a game in the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka in Pune this year in January, which was his 2nd international game in the shortest format for India. The cricketer from Kerala also got opportunity to play for India in the 4th and 5th T20I against New Zealand. Speaking on his time on the dugout, Samson said: “I looked at the brighter side of things. I got to share the dressing room with legends like Virat bhai and Rohit bhai and there is a lot to learn from them even if we just observe the way they handle themselves on and off the ground. And then to be a part of the world’s best cricket team is not a small thing.”