Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals are set to welcome KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants in the fourth match of the Indians Premier League 2024 on Sunday. RR have recorded two wins in three encounters against LSG and are favourites to win in Jaipur.
Netherlands are currently involved in a T20I tri-series with Nepal and Namibia being the other two teams. They posted their highest total in T20I cricket smashing 247 runs against Namibia on Thursday (February 29) with Michael Levitt scoring a stunning 135.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan came into the playing XI for the hosts while Afghanistan made four changes to their team.
The youngsters, who have gotten chances for India so far in T20Is for the last 6-8 months, have impressed one and all. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh have taken the chances with both hands, however, as per Suresh Raina, an experienced player could be India's X-factor.
Team India have a few wicketkeeping options in the run-up to T20 World Cup to try and finalise. Two of them, Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma will be getting opportunities in the Afghanistan series. However, Sunil Gavaskar, let alone these two, didn't even consider Ishan Kishan as one of the options.
The BCCI announced a 16-man India squad for a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. The squad marked a return for the two senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who would be playing the shortest format for India after a long gap of 14 months, for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2022.
Sanju Samson, the recent centurion for India in the ODIs against South Africa, has returned to the T20 squad for the upcoming Afghanistan series. Samson last played a T20I for India against Ireland and will hope to make a mark as he will be playing alongside the first-choice stars after a long time.
Indian wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson spoke about the missed chances and being in and out of the national side far too often after smashing his maiden international century. Samson's innings was key to India winning the ODI series 2-1 against South Africa in the decider in Paarl.
India wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson ended his wait for a maiden international century by smashing 108 runs against South Africa in the third ODI game at Paarl's Boland Park and clinched the Player of the Match award on Thursday, December 21.
India sealed the three-match series in the decider against South Africa in Paarl on Thursday, December 21 with a 78-run win in the third ODI. Sanju Samson starred with his maiden international century while Arshdeep Singh capped off the series with 10 wickets in three matches.
Sanju Samson in his 40th match for India in international cricket finally brought up his maiden century in the series decider against South Africa in Paarl on Thursday, December 21. Samson got out after scoring 108 but ensured that India got to a strong score of 296, helped by a Rinku Singh blitz.
India and South Africa are locking horns today in the third and final ODI with series locked at 1-1. South Africa have not made any changes to their combination after winning the previous ODI while India have made two changes.
India TV Sports Wrap covers all National and International News from all Sports. In today's Sports Wrap Suryakumar Yadav To Captain India In Australia T20is; Sanju Samson Awaits Opportunity And David Warner Out, Aaron Hardie Named Replacement In India's T20 Squad .
Indian wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson is slowly building towards his ODI comeback in the South Africa series having played two very good knocks in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy in the last couple of games in the group stage for Kerala, including a fine 128-run knock against the Railways.
Deepak Hooda helped Rajasthan beat Himachal Pradesh and book a spot in the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023. Haryana also booked a place in the quarterfinals as they defeated Karnataka in their Group clash.
Kerala captain Sanju Samson played a quickfire knock to help his side get ahead of Mumbai's net run rate in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. Samson has been recalled into the ODI side for the South Africa tour and after a few lean matches, he struck form once again and will be hoping to carry it.
A viral post on social media claims that cricketer Sanju Samson was offered the captaincy by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team in the IPL. However, our fact-check reveals that this claim is false, and it has been dismissed by R Ashwin himself.
In the day and age of X (formerly Twitter) where fake-quoting celebrities has become a norm, a user got a lesson after he shared a news regarding possible transfer in the future with respect to Sanju Samson. The user, however, made the mistake of choosing R Ashwin to quote, who busted the myth.
The defending champions Saurashtra, led by Jaydev Unadkat, will clash against Sanju Samson's Kerala in the opening match of the tournament at KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur on Thursday, November 23. Sports 18 and JioCinema will live broadcast domestic tournaments in India.
India TV Sports Wrap on November 21: Team India announced their squad for the five-match T20 series against Australia with Suryakumar Yadav set to lead while Sanju Samson has been sidelined yet again. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on November 21.
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