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Sanju SamsonPersonal information

Full name Sanju Viswanath Samson

Born 11 November 1994 (age 19)Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Batting style Right-hand batDomestic team information

Years Team2011-present Kerala2012 Kolkata Knight Riders2013-present Rajasthan Royals

Career statisticsCompetition FC List A T20

Matches 13 21 48Runs scored 911 1109 1016

Batting average 43.38 34.62 24.78100s/50s 4/3 -/4 -/7

Top score 211 85* 74Balls bowled - - -

Wickets - - -Bowling average - - -

5 wickets in innings -  – -10 wickets in match  – - -

Best bowling - - -Catches/stumpings 7/0 18/3 32/4

Source: [1], 7 August 2014

Sanju Viswanath Samson (born 11 November 1994), is an Indian cricketer who is the vice-captain of the Indian U-19 cricket team and plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is a wicket-keeper batsman.

He hails from Trivandrum, Kerala and represents the Kerala cricket team in domestic cricket. He is the youngest player to score a half-century in the IPL and Champions League Twenty20. He

achieved this on 29 April 2013 in the match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the age of 18.[1][2] Samson was adjudged as the "Best Young Player of the Season" in the 2013 IPL through an official poll.[3] He was appointed the Vice-captain of the India U-19 team for the Under-19 Triangular Series in Australia in 2013.[4][5] He has been included in the Indian squad for the limited overs matches in India tour of England 2014.[6]

Contents 1 Early life 2 First Class career 3 IPL career 4 Champions League Career 5 Ranji Trophy 2013-14 6 Quadrangular A-Team One-Day Series (Australia), 2014 7 India in England 2014 8 References 9 External links

Early lifeSamson was born into a Malayali Christian family on 11 November 1994 in Trivandrum, India to Lijy and Samson Viswanath. His father Samson Viswanath[7] was formerly a police constable in Delhi Police. His father has played a key role in shaping up Sanju's cricket career. Sanju attended Rosary Senior Secondary School, Delhi and graduated high school from St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[8] He is pursuing his bachelor of arts degree at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.

First Class careerSamson was a member of the under 13 cricket team of Kerala. He captained the side and scored a century in his debut match and went on to score 4 centuries in 5 matches in the South Zone Under-13 tournament. He was also the captain of Under 16 and Under 19 Kerala State Cricket Teams.[9] As a member of the Kerala Under 16 Team he scored a 200 not out off just 138 balls in a Vijay Merchant Trophy South Zone match against Goa.[9] He was the All-India leading run scorer in the season and was selected to play in the Ranji Trophy for Kerala when he was 15 years of age.

His impressive technique combined with an ability to time the ball first earned him a place in Kerala's U-19 team and a consistent outing in the Cooch Behar Trophy (domestic U-19 championship) elevated him into India's team for the U-19 Asia Cup in 2012[10]

Samson represented India in the Under 19 Asia Cup Tournament held in Malaysia in June 2012. His performance was below par in the Tournament scoring only 14 runs from 3 matches. In 2013 Under 19 Asia cup in UAE, he scored a century in the final, which helps India to retain cup against Pakistan.

He made his debut for Kerala Ranji Trophy team on 3 November 2011. He is the vice captain of under 19 Indian team.

IPL careerIn the IPL, he was a member of the Kolkat