Sanju Samson Career

Sanju Samson Career (Source:@ImTanujSingh,x.com)

Sanju Samson, marked by his enigmatic batting expertise and dynamic flair, especially in white-ball cricket, navigates a career with potential and occasional flashes of brilliance. Despite emerging as one of the batting stalwarts of Rajasthan Royals and Kerala in BCCI’s domestic competitions, the cricketer, however, has been only making sporadic appearances for the Indian national team since his debut in 2015.

Sanju Samson International Career

Sanju Samson International Career (Source:@Samsoncentral,x.com)

Sanju Samson was widely tipped to make his international debut for Team India in 2014, i.e., on the backdrop of his splendid run with the bat at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman was even selected for a white-ball series against England in August 2014 only to find himself on the bench for the entire tour.

Samson had to endure constant omissions, and a year-long wait to bag his maiden international cap with a T20I match in Zimbabwe. After his forgettable debut, Sanju Samson had to wait for over four years to get another crack at T20I cricket for the Indian team.

Sanju Samson's T20I Career

Sanju Samson's T20I Career (Source:@GaonkarRajesh1,x.com)

Sanju Samson made a run-a-ball 46 on his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in August 2021. Despite excelling in his only ODI outing at the time, he had to wait for exactly a year before taking flights to West Indies and Zimbabwe for his subsequent appearances in the playing XI. The cricketer notched up his maiden ODI half-century at the Queen’s Park Oval in August 2022, scoring 54 from just 51 balls and starring in India’s thrilling two-wicket win alongside Axar Patel.

His defining ODI knock came against South Africa a couple of months later in Lucknow, where he single-handedly led India’s run-scoring charge in a tense chase. The dynamic right-hander brandished his bat against the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Wayne Parnell, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj to pump out 86 unbeaten runs from just 63 balls.

Sanju Samson has played 42 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 861 runs, with an average of 25. Sanju Samson has hit 71 fours and 49 sixes in his T20 career.

Sanju Samson ODI Career

Sanju Samson ODI Career (Source:@CricCrazyJohns,x.com)

Samson eventually attained peak ODI glory during India’s December 2023 trip to South Africa, where he cracked the triple-digit score for the first time in his international career.

Sanju Samson's Test Career

It is important to mention that Sanju Samson has not made his debut in Test format.

Sanju Samson's IPL Career

Sanju Samson's IPL Career (Source:@Always4kohli,x.com)

Sanju Samson, a veteran of over 170 IPL matches, holds a number of staggering records for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL. He was selected among Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players pool ahead of the 2009 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

He even landed his first contract through the KKR franchise for IPL 2012, earning a Rs.8 lakh pay cheque before getting released by them the following year without receiving a chance in the playing XI

Sanju Samson eventually received his first IPL cap in 2013 through the Rajasthan Royals, and he represented them in the subsequent two editions before the franchise went on a two-year hiatus (2016 and 2017).

DC signed in Samson for the 2016 and 2017 editions of the tournament, that is at a time when the Rajasthan Royals were serving their exile. Samson went from strength to strength once he returned to the Rajasthan Royals fold from 2018 onwards. Nonetheless, his successful returns as a team leader further enhanced his association with the Royals.

However, in IPL 2025, Samson had a difficult season, playing only 9 matches in which he scored 285 runs. Samson, unfortunately, missed much of the season due to injury, with Riyan Parag stepping in as captain.

Sanju Samson Domestic Career

Sanju Samson Domestic Career (Source:@WRish_17,x.com) Sanju Samson Domestic Career (Source:@WRish_17,x.com)

Sanju Samson commenced his cricketing journey by representing Kerala in Under-13 competitions in 2007. He bagged the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award in the 2007 KSCA Inter-State under-13. Samson soon elevated to Kerala’s Under-16 teams for the 2008-09 Vijay Merchant Trophy.

His splendid run with the bat brought him tickets for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the UAE, where he emerged as the highest run-getter for India. While he vice-captained the side under Vijay Zol, he was accompanied by modern-day Indian greats Shreyas Iyer and Kuldeep Yadav in India’s star-studded line-up.

Sanju Samson First Class Career

Sanju Samson made his first-class debut against Vidarbha on November 03 - 06, 2011, at Nagpur. He has played 65 matches in FC and scored 3834 runs at an average of 39.12 and a strike rate of 59.95.

FAQs - Sanju Samson's Career

Q: What year did Sanju Samson made his international debut for Team India?

Answer: Sanju Samson made his international debut for the Indian team through a T20I match against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club in July 2015.

Q.2 What is the rank of Sanju Samson?

Answer: Sanju Samson is currently at the 32nd position of the T20 rankings.

Q.3 : Which franchises has Sanju Samson played for in the Indian Premier League (IPL)?

Answer: Sanju Samson has played Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals franchises in the IPL.

Q.4: When was Sanju Samson appointed as Rajasthan Royals captain in IPL?

A: Sanju Samson was appointed as the captain of the Rajasthan Royals franchise ahead of the IPL 2021 season.

Sanju Samson Career