Samju Samson Biography – His love Life His Career

FULL NAME

Sanju Viswanath Samson

BORN

November 11, 1994

HEIGHT

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

NATIONALITY

India

ROLE

Wicket-keeper, Right-handed Batsman, Right-hand medium Bowler

RELATION(S)

Lily Samson (Mother), Samson Viswanath (Father), Saly Samson (Sibling) Charulatha Remesh (Wife)

About:

Sanju Vishwanath Samson is one of the brightest stars on the Indian cricket horizon. The wicket-keeper batsman exudes class and maturity when guarding the middle. Although strong competition from the Indian side prevented him from lasting long, Samson is arguably the most complete goalkeeper on the tour.

He made his first-class debut for Kerala in 2011, aged 17.

He joined the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 at the age of 18.

In 2013, aged 19, Sanju Samson scored the first double century in the Ranji Trophy.

In 2013, aged 19, Sanju Samson snaffled by Rajasthan Royals.

He made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2015, aged 21.

In 2016 he left for Delhi Capitals at the age of 22.

Sanju Samson completed his maiden IPL century at age 23 in 2017

Sanju Samson was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in 2018 at the age of 24.

Scored his second century in the IPL aged 25 in 2019

In 2019, aged 25, Sanju Samson scored a double century in a List A match.


Record:

Youngest batsman to score 1,000 runs in the IPL

Youngest batsman to score 2000 runs in the IPL

Youngest cricketer to captain the Ranji team


Reward:

Young Player of the Season, IPL 2013

The fastest A-list double century


Family and love life:

Sanju Samson was born on November 11, 1994 to Lily and Samson. His father was a police officer in the Delhi Police. Samson is a staunch Catholic and has married his college classmate and longtime girlfriend Charulatha Ramesh on 22nd December 2018 in Thiruvananthapuram.


CAREER:

Domestic Career

Sanju Samson made his first-class debut for the Kerala Ranji team aged 17 against Vidarbha on 3 November 2011. He made an almost immediate impact the following season, scoring two and a half centuries in five matches.


The 2013-14 Ranji Trophy was the best season for Samson as he really came to the party. In the first match, the North East Assam side recorded a defiant score of 323 runs in the first innings. However, Sanju Samson anchored Assam’s innings with a career-high 211 to give Kerala a vital 39-run lead. He hit 23 fours and 5 sixes to complete his first double century in the Ranji Trophy.


He was top scorer after the second round matches of the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy with 377 runs from 2 matches at an average of 188.5. Overall, he played six matches (11 innings) and scored 530 runs at an average of 58.88 to become Kerala’s top run-scorer.


IPL Career

After an impressive rookie season in the Ranji Trophy, Sanju Samson turned heads and was selected by the Kolkata Knight Riders. However, he didn’t get the chance to play for them and ended up moving to Rajasthan Royals in 2013 where he developed his potential.


As a result, Rajasthan Royals retained Sanju for the 2015 IPL season. The Rajasthan Royals did well in the league and reached the knockout rounds, but Sanju Samson was unable to do justice to their cause as he only recorded a score above 50 in the 15 matches he played.


Sanju scored his maiden T20I century in IPL 2017 against Rising Pune Supergiant on 11 April 2017 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. When Rajasthan returned to the IPL in January 2018, he was immediately bought by the franchise for Rs. 8 crore at IPL auction. On 29 March 2019, Sanju Samson scored his second IPL century against Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring an unbeaten 102 off just 55 balls including 10 fours and 4 sixes.


International Career


Sanju Samson had great runs and consistent performances in the IPL and Ranji Trophy which meant the Kerala player was selected to tour Zimbabwe in 2015. He made his first appearance for India in a T20 match. However, it was not a good game for him as he only managed 19 runs from 24 balls and has never played for India since.

He was selected for the T20I series of India’s tour of New Zealand in 2020 and was part of the game XI as a starter. Sanju became an integral part of the Rajasthan Royals’ batting lineup. When Rahul Dravid was advising the Royals in the IPL-7, he praised Samson, saying that he is one of the current players who will stand out for India in the near future.