Overview
- Shashi Tharoor said he once told a young Sanju Samson he would be the next MS Dhoni, a comparison Gautam Gambhir later rejected by calling Samson “the one and only Sanju Samson.”
- Samson was briefly benched before his Super 8 recall against Zimbabwe, then reeled off scores of 97 not out, 89 and 89 to help India retain the T20 World Cup.
- He finished with 321 runs in five innings, breaking Virat Kohli’s Indian record for a single T20 World Cup and setting a new mark of 24 sixes for a single edition.
- Tharoor praised Samson as quiet and effective, credited him with stabilizing India’s top order, and highlighted his leadership of Rajasthan Royals and growing stature in Kerala.
- Looking ahead to the IPL, Samson has joined Chennai Super Kings’ training camp and is set to share a dressing room with Dhoni for the first time.