The Indian team is set to play a five-match T20I series against England where the side will be led by Suryakumar Yadav. The series opener will be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and India will be hoping to continue their dominance in T20Is against a strong England team.
Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson tried his hand at singing a popular Bollywood song and shared the video on Instagram, seeking feedback. Captain Suryakumar Yadav responded, reminding the Kerala star to focus on the upcoming T20I series.
In recent times, Sanju Samson has emerged among India's top batters in the shortest format. He been in scintillating form, scoring three hundreds in his last six T20I innings for India.
After England made 165-9 in their first innings of the second T20I against India, it seemed like the Men in Blue would coast to another comfortable victory.
Samson has played in Kolkata 11 times between the 2011/12 season to 2024 and has scored 365 runs at a strike rate of 144.26 with 3 fifties to his name. Sanju has recently been in phenomenal form ...
KCA President Jayesh George opens up on Sanju Samson's exclusion from the Kerala squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Check out what he said only on.
Samson’s absence from Kerala’s squad for the Ranji Trophy match, beginning on January 23, has raised eyebrows among fans and cricket pundits alike.
Sanju was excluded from Kerala's squad after he informed the Kerala Cricket Association of his unavailability for the preparatory camp before the tournament.
Sanju Samson was also not selected to play for Kerala in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy after he skipped a three-day camp preceding the tournament.
India ride on Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 79 and a clinical display from bowlers as the hosts beat England by 7 wickets in the first T20I. India take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
India (IND) and England (ENG) are set to continue their ongoing T20I series with the second T20I at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chenna i on Saturday, January 25. The hosts won the first T20I of the series by seven wickets in Kolkata and are leading 1-0.
India have won the toss and opted to bowl with Washington Sundar and Dhruv Jurel coming in for injured Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh. Once again Mohammed Shami didn't find a place.