About Sanju Samson
Sanju Viswanath Samson (; born 11 November 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India national cricket team in the T20I format. He was part of the 2024 and 2026 T20 world cup winning teams, including a Player of the Tournament performance in 2026. He plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and for the Kerala cricket team domestically. Samson started his cricketing career in Delhi and later moved to Kerala. After making an impact in junior cricket, he made his first-class debut for Kerala in 2011. He was the vice-captain of the Indian U19 team for the 2014 U19 Cricket World Cup. He made his Indian Premier League debut in 2013 for Rajasthan Royals and won the Emerging Player of the Year. He scored an unbeaten 212 in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the sixth time an Indian scored a double-century in List A cricket, which is also the second-fastest double-century in the format. Sanju scored his maiden ODI century in the 3rd ODI in the three-match series against South Africa on 21 December 2023. He made his Premier League debut in 2013 for Rajasthan Royals and won the Emerging Player of the Year. He made his first-class debut for the team in the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy on 3 November 2011 against Vidarbha and Twenty20 debut on 16 October 2011 against Hyderabad in the 2011–12 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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