Despite sustaining a leg injury while playing in a local league match, Indian stalwart and new Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid attended the team’s Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-season training session. In a video shared by the franchise on its official social media handle, Dravid was seen making his first appearance at the Royals’ … Read more
Former India spinner R Ashwin expressed concern over Sanju Samson’s recent dismissals in the five-match T20I series against England, saying his “mind will be playing tricks”. Samson scored 51 runs in the series opening the batting and got out on short balls trying to play the pull shot on all five occasions. “…if Sanju keeps … Read more
Star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has fractured his index finger after being hit by a Jofra Archer scorcher during the fifth Twenty20 International against England in Mumbai and will be out of action for more than a month, sidelining him from the upcoming Ranji Trophy quarterfinals. It is learnt that Sanju has returned to his home … Read more
Sanju Samson’s omission from the India Champions Trophy squad announced on Saturday has drawn a lot of ire from fans and experts on social media. His absence from Kerala’s Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) squad is believed to be one of the reasons why he was overlooked by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel. Despite leading the … Read more
After nearly a decade of unfulfilled promise, Salman Nizar is finally realising his potential. The 27-year-old stocky left-hander has struck a purple patch for Kerala this season in the Ranji Trophy and Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy cricket tournaments. A prolific scorer for Kerala at the junior level, Salman struggled to replicate the same form at … Read more
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal. South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, … Read more
India batter Sanju Samson reflected on his early struggles in international cricket, saying that a string of failures made him doubt his ability, but self-belief and support of the captain and coach helped him stage a strong comeback. Samson hit back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals with a 50-ball-107 to headline India’s comfortable 61-run win over … Read more
In his last six competitive games, Sanju Samson has scored three hundreds, including one in the Duleep Trophy, and the inform India wicketkeeper batter is looking to make hay while the sun shines. Samson’s 107 off 50 balls against South Africa, his second T20I hundred in as many matches after his 111 against Bangladesh last … Read more