Samson, recently a member of India's ICC T20 World Cup winning team in West Indies and USA, has mostly been used as a back-up wicketkeeper-batter across both white-ball formats. He did not get to play even a single match in the tournament.
Suryakumar Yadav-led India won the toss and decided to field against Charith Asalanka's Sri Lanka in the second T20I match of the series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Sanju posted a video by the Rajasthan Royals on his Instagram story, where Sangakkara said that he was using Samson's bats to play some village cricket in the UK. The former Sri Lankan great also asked RR spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for some cricket kits.
A fine four-wicket spell by Mukesh Kumar and half-century by Sanju Samson were the highlights as India defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth and final T20I at Harare to secure the series on Sunday.
A fine four-wicket spell by Mukesh Kumar and a half-century by Sanju Samson were the highlights as India defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth and final T20I at Harare to secure the series on Sunday.
After his side's 42-run win over Zimbabwe in the 5th T20I match of the series, India all-rounder Washington Sundar said that they had a lot of success as a team.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah congratulated Shubman Gill-led Team India for winning the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with 'solid all-round skills'.
A fine four-wicket spell by Mukesh Kumar and a half-century by Sanju Samson were the highlights as India defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth and final T20I at Harare to secure the series on Sunday.
A fine four-wicket spell by Mukesh Kumar and a half-century by Sanju Samson were the highlights as India defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth and final T20I at Harare to secure the series on Sunday.
A half-century partnership between Samson and Parag helped India overcome early wickets and push themselves to 167/6 in their 20 overs in the final game.