sanju samson in t20 world cup 2024 squad: The upcoming T20 World Cup will be played on the soil of America and West Indies from June 1. Team India's squad for this tournament has also been announced. BCCI has selected a total of 15 players. Not only this, 4 players will accompany the team as reserves.

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Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has also been included in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. Sanju Samson made his debut for Team India in 2015. But there were many Cricket World Cups after that, but Sanju Samson didn't get a chance to play.

Interestingly, when the T20 World Cup comes, Sanju was given a chance in the ODIs and when the ODI World Cup approaches, he was dropped in the T20 squad. So his fans always expressed anger at BCCI.

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But now finally Sanju has been selected for the T20 World Cup. This is the first time that Sanju has been selected in Team India for the World Cup.

Meanwhile, a Congress leader has reacted to Sanju's selection. If Sanju Samson is there, the Indian team will definitely win the T20 World Cup this time, says the leader. The name of this leader is Shashi Tharoor.

Shashi Tharoor posted on social media

Fans are very happy with the selection of Sanju Samson in the Indian team. He will play the role of a wicket keeper. However, there is suspense whether he will be selected in the playing eleven or not.

But now Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that the wicket-keeper batsman from his Lok Sabha constituency Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala deserved to be selected. Shashi Tharoor wrote on social media, “Congratulations to the BCCI selection committee for picking the best team for the T20 World Cup.” I am happy that my Lok Sabha constituency will be represented in the Cricket World Cup with the selection of Sanju Samson in the team. This team is going to win the title.”

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Meanwhile, you may recall that when the ODI World Cup was played in India last year, Sanju Samson was not in the squad and Shashi Tharoor was heavily criticized for it.

Sanju Samson captain of Rajasthan Royals

Sanju Samson is currently leading the Rajasthan Royals team in the IPL. His team is very close to the playoffs. Sanju has proved his mettle as a captain and is also batting brilliantly. That's why since the discussion of team selection started, many people were demanding his selection, but still the team selection was awaited. Now that he has been selected, his confidence will increase a lot. But it remains to be seen how he performs in the World Cup.

Sanju Samson's T20 International Career

Talking about Sanju Samson's T20 international career, he made his debut in 2015. But he did not get a chance to play continuously. He has been able to play only 25 T20 internationals so far.

In this he has 374 runs to his name. He averages 18.70 and is batting at a strike rate of 133.09. He has only one half-century to his name in this format. He has not scored a century in T20 International cricket, but has a century to his name in ODIs.