Sanju Samson and Kuldeep Yadav with the T20 World Cup trophy. (Photo Credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed his delight over Sanju Samson’s scintillating performances in India’s T20 World Cup triumph, revealing that the wicket-taker even called him on his birthday. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Tharoor took to X on Tuesday to share the moment, writing: “Delighted to receive a birthday call from Thiruvananthapuram and India’s World Cup hero @IamSanjuSamson last night! Expressed my joy at his outstanding achievements and wish him all the best in the #IPL. I am so proud of him words really are not enough.”
Sanju Samson begins his T20 World Cup journey and wins the title
Samson’s journey in the tournament was a remarkable story of redemption. Initially out of the XI and struggling with inconsistent form, he produced three match-defining innings when it mattered most – from the virtual quarter-final against West Indies to the semi-final clash with England and the final against New Zealand.
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The Kerala star scored 97 against West Indies, followed by 89 in both the semi-final and final. In five innings, Samson amassed 321 runs at an average of 80.25 and a strike rate of 199.37, hitting 27 fours and 24 sixes. Samson surpassed Virat Kohli’s 319 runs from the 2014 T20 World Cup to set a new record for most runs scored by an Indian in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. He also became one of the few batsmen, along with Virat and Shahid Afridi, to score fifties in both the semi-final and final of the T20 World Cup.
