The power-hitter of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise - Sanju Samson - celebrates his birthday today (November 11). The wicketkeeper-batsman's free-flowing stroke-play and elegant batting had impressed one and all in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Celebrating his birthday today, cricketers from across have sent in their wishes to the player. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official Twitter handle wrote, "Wishing #TeamIndia's dashing and elegant batsman @IamSanjuSamson a very happy birthday".
Thank you https://t.co/XQcVpzzQCR
— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) November 11, 2020
Indian skipper Virat Kohli took to Twitter and wrote, "Many happy returns of the day @IamSanjuSamson. Have a good one".
Thank you Virat bhai https://t.co/5mZWauylC7
— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) November 11, 2020
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who enjoyed Samson's game in the IPL too wished the cricketer. He wrote, "Wishing you a very Happy Birthday @IamSanjuSamson! Really enjoyed watching you in action during the IPL. My best wishes for a rewarding career ahead!"
Thank you very much Paajii... These words coming from you means a lot.....https://t.co/7uxwI73ZWY
— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) November 11, 2020
Harbhajan Singh wished Samson on his birthday and also wished him luck for the Australia tour. "Happy birthday @IamSanjuSamson have a good one.. good luck for Aus tour," he tweeted.
Thank you Paaji https://t.co/EcUxVQ3Q3j
— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) November 11, 2020
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper KL Rahul wrote, "Happy birthday @IamSanjuSamson. Wishing you great success, good health, and hope you score many runs for India".
Thank you very much Cheta !! https://t.co/fBLXYmN352
— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) November 11, 2020
The Rajasthan franchise teammate David Miller too wished Samson and shared a photo of his exciting catch in the air. He wrote, "Party is in the air, because it’s your birthday ‘Air Samson’. Many more returns of the day @IamSanjuSamson".
Thank you Milli Paajiii... https://t.co/6An3ym3BVi
— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) November 11, 2020
As for India's tour to Australia, the Selection Committee has added the batsman as an additional wicket-keeper to India’s ODI squad.
Revised squads are as below:
Team India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan.
Team India ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper).
Team India Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj.