Sanju Samson Wiki Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Career & more.

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About Sanju Samson

Sanju Viswanath Samson better known as Sanju Samson is an Indian Cricketer who was born in Trivandrum City of Kerala, India. Samson is one of the best young cricketers who represents Kerala Ranji Team in Indian Domestic Cricket. Sanju has also played for Under-19 Indian Team and was the vice captain of the team. He has also Scored a fastest double century in List A cricket in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Kerala and Goa.

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Sanju Viswanath Samson
Nick Name	Sanju Samson
Date Of Birth	November 11, 1994 ^[1]wikipedia
Birth Place	Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Religion	Christianity
Horoscope	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
International Debut	2015
Profession	Cricketer(Wicketkeeper-Batsman)
Batting	Right Hand Batsman
Bowling	Right Hand Bowler

Physical Stats

Height	In feet- 5 feet 7 inch In centimetre- 170.18
Weight	In kilogram- 62 kg In Pound- 136.68 lbs
Age in 2020	26 Years
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Shoe Size	9 UK

Family

Father : Samson Viswanath

Mother : Malayalis Lily

Personal Life

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Awards

N/A

Relationship & more

Marital Status	Married
Wife	Charulatha Samson

Favorite Things

Sanju Samson’s favourite Batsman are Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers and Brian Lara. He also likes playing style of Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid.
His favourite bowler is Zaheer Khan.
His favourite book to read is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Sanju loves eating Tapioca and Fish Curry.

Social Media

Instagram
Twitter
Facebook

Money Factor

Net Worth	Approx $5 Million
Income Source	Cricket

LifeStyle

Does Samson consume Alcohol?	No
Does Samson smoke Cigarettes?	No
Can Drive?	Yes
Can Sanju Samson Swim?	Yes
Is Sanju a Yoga Practitioner?	No
Does Gym?	Yes
Is Sanju a Jogger?	Yes
Eating Habit?	Non-Vegetarian

Hobbies, Interests

Hobbies	Travelling and Reading
Food	Tapioca and Fish Curry
Music	Soul
Sports	Cricket

Career

In Indian Domestic Cricket, Sanju plays for his State team Kerala.
His first-class debut for Kerala came on 3^rd November 2011.
In the Ranji Trophy 2015-16, he also captained Kerala Ranji Team and became the youngest captain in the Ranji Trophy.
In Ranji Trophy 2017-18 Season, Sanju was the leading run scorer of the season by scoring 627 runs in 7 Matches.
Then in 2014, Sanju was selected in the Squad for England in India’s National Team but was not given any chance in playing 11 and didn’t play any match on the tour.
Then in the year 2015, Sanju got his first breakthrough and made his debut against Zimbabwe.
In October 2019, Sanju made the fastest double century by scoring 212 of 129 balls in a Vijay Hazare match against Goa.
Later in the same month, Sanju was selected in the National team for a series against Bangladesh.
In November 2019, He played a match against West Indies in his home town Trivandrum and got a huge ovation from the spectators.
Sanju was then selected for series against New Zealand as an opener in 2020 but didn’t make a good impact in that match. ^[2]IMDB

IPL Career

Samson was initially bought by Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for 2012 IPL Season but he didn’t get any chance in playing 11 in whole season.
Then in 2013 IPL season, Sanju was bought by Rajasthan Royals team and made his IPL debut on 13^th April 2013.
Then in the second match that season, Sanju made his maiden half century in IPL by scoring 63 of 41 balls and became the youngest player to score a half century in IPL and won the Best Young Player Award in 2013.
Rajasthan Royals retained Sanju for 2014 IPL season and played few crucial innings for his team.
Then in IPL 2015, Sanju didn’t scored much runs and scoring just one 50+ score that season.
Sanju was bought by Delhi Daredevils for 2016 IPL season for 4.2 Crores.
Sanju was retained by Delhi Daredevils for 2017 IPL season and scored a maiden IPL Century that season against Rising Pune Supergiants.
Then in 2018, he was again bought by Rajasthan Royals franchise and played some crucial knocks for his team.
He was even retained by Rajasthan Royals Team for 2019 IPL season and in that season, he scored his second IPL century against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In the year 2019, He became the youngest batsman to score 2000 runs in IPL.
In 2021, Sanju Captained the Rajasthan Royals Team in IPL 2021 Season.