Sanju Samson has made a place in the minds of cricket fans because of his performance in the IPL rather than the national team. Currently the captain of Rajasthan Royals, he has scored over 3000 runs for the team in eight IPL seasons.
Sanju spent his childhood in Delhi and came to Kerala as a teenager. His father was a police constable in Delhi. Sanju got his first cricket lessons in his life in Delhi. He came to Kerala and impressed by batting in youth games. In addition to his excellent technique, he also showed the ability to set up the ball at the right time. He was selected for the 2011 U-19 Asia Cup but did not perform well in the tournament. He then failed to qualify for the U-19 World Cup the following year.
In 2013, Sanju was selected by Rajasthan Royals for the IPL. He was only 18 years old then. But they kept it even though the team was banned for two years from participating in the competition. Sanju was selected as the captain of Rajasthan Royals in 2021. He scored 484 runs for the team that year. He scored 119 off 63 balls in the match against Punjab Kings. They scored more than 40 runs in three consecutive games. He scored runs of 70 and 82 and remained unbeaten in consecutive matches. At the same time, the star was not able to produce consistent performances in the last matches of the tournament. Hence, Rajasthan Royals have fallen behind in the points table. Rajasthan Royals finished second in IPL 2022. Sanju scored 458 runs for the team this year.
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He made his debut in 2011-12 and produced impressive batting and fielding performances for Kerala in the Ranji Trophy. He scored 530 runs at an average of less than 60 in 2013-14. This would include a century in his first match. He also scored 475 runs the following season. He was 20 years old when he was selected as the captain of the Kerala team in 2015-16. In October 2019, he remained unbeaten on 212 despite strong opposition. Kerala scored the highest score in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Goa that day.
In July 2015, Sanju joined India’s T20 team. His first match was against Zimbabwe in Harare. He was also included in the ODI squad in 2021. However, there was a gap of a year before the next tournament. Sanju scored 54 runs in the second match of the series against the West Indies.
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- Originally published: 30/4/2024, 5:54 pm IST
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