Nisar Muhammad
Sanju Samson once said with tears in his eyes: “When I was ten or twelve years old when I went to Delhi for cricket training, I faced a lot of teasing. Because of the weight of the cricket kit bag I could not hold it alone. The father or mother will hold the bag. As we were walking down the road, Tendulkar and his father and mother were leaving. Then I feel sad. But my father and mother were sure that I would one day play for India. “
Sanju Vishwanath Samson is the name of the iron baked in the tent of neglect and misfortune. ജുSanju is not a miracle boy who exploded in a single day. The paths he traversed tell the story of so many tears and drops of sweat.
Sanju Samson was born in a coastal village in Kerala at the end of the IPL 2022 season yesterday. The Malayalee hero who wrote the epic at the cricket festival of money fat which is dominated by the North Indian lobbies. At the Rahul Dravid School of Cricket, Sanju is the Rocky polished armor. Sanju’s trademark is sweet timing, not just jungle. Sanju continues to create fans with a clean hit running from the bat’s beauty spot. Sanju’s career will not end so quickly. For those who close their eyes today and close their doors, the days will surely come when it will have to open to the flowers. Sanju’s batting prowess will be the answer. One day, the color of the blue shirt will be present. Guaranteed
It is to be remembered that Sanju led a brilliant team in the IPL from a time when the younger generation firmly believed that cricket was a foreign sport to the Malayalees. Silk mattresses were never spread anywhere for Sanju. No godfather ever advocated for him. Sanju had a great deal of self-confidence that rises like a phoenix every time he starts judging defeat.
Today, when we hear Virat Kohli describing Sanju as a fearless cricketer, all the credit goes to Sanju’s father, Samson Vishwanath. Despite proving his talent, the father has shed tears in front of the North Indian selectors who painted his 12 – year – old son’s Madrasi boy ‘in red ink on the papers of the selection trial. Sanju has always been at the crease of neglect since he tied the pad. When it was ascertained that Sanju would not be recognized there, it was Samson Viswanath who quit his job in the Delhi Police and went to Kerala with his son’s cricketing dreams.
Those who judge the game only by the scorecards may not be aware of the impact that Sanju has on matches. Sanju is one of the most talented cricketers to hit hard on the first ball he faces. Sanju’s batting style is reminiscent of that of Indian cricket’s opener Virender Sehwag. Sanju, who learned the basics of cricket in New Delhi at the age of ten or twelve, overcame all the neglect he faced back then to become the Sanju he is today. To understand that growth, one has to look at how much the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise has priced Sanju this time around. The base price of the Malayalee star Sanju was 14 crores more than this season’s player Jose Butler.
Twelve-year-old Sanju’s cricket horoscope was changed in 2007. The name, which was painted red ink on the paper of Selection Trials in Delhi, made it to the Kerala Under-13 list. Not just a team member, but a captain. Captain Sanju’s batsman scored 973 runs, including five centuries, in his debut season. Kochu Sanju, who also won the Player of the Season award with an average of 108 runs, has been featured on the sports pages of newspapers. Later, in the Vijay Merchant Trophy, he scored a double century for Kerala in 138 balls. He later captained the Kerala Under-16 and Under-19 teams.
Sanju disappointed in India’s Under-19 squad for the Asian Cup with a stellar performance at the 2011 Kutch Bihar Trophy. With that, he was dropped from the Indian team. However, Sanju made a comeback as the vice-captain of Indian youth cricket against Australia the following year. Later were Sanju’s days. Sanju scored a century against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup final and presented the trophy to India. The selectors, who once dismissed him for instability, had to recall Sanju to the Indian World Cup squad. In 2014, Sanju, the vice-captain of the Indian Under-19 team, kept his faith. Sanju was the top scorer in that tournament. Meanwhile, Sanju also got a call-up to the IPL. In 2012, Sanju was banned by the Kolkata Knight Riders. But Sanju was destined to watch the game from the side bench without even entering the field once. Sanju ended that disappointment when he joined the Rajasthan Royals next season.
His performance in the Under-19 World Cup and IPL paved the way for Sanju to join the Indian senior team. Sanju joins India’s 17-man squad for the series against England Sanju was the fifth Malayalee to be selected in the Indian National Squad. But Sanju was not included in the last eleven team in any of the matches in that series. The 20-year-old was commissioned to sit outside and watch the entire series. And it did not end there, Sanju’s misfortune. Sanju was also in the team against the West Indies the same year. However, the series was abandoned. Sanju was also part of the 30-member potential squad for the 2015 World Cup. But when the final 15-man squad was announced, Sanju Samson was out again. Despite the misfortune of wearing a national jersey, Sanju still struggled in the IPL. Cricket observers at the time criticized Sanju for not giving him a chance in the national team despite being included in the squad.
Finally, in July 2015, that exile period ended. After CK Bhaskaran, AB Kuruvila, Tinu Yohannan and S Sreesanth, a Malayalee wore the national shirt of the Indian cricket team. Sanju’s first match for the Indian senior team was in the Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe. But again, the shadow of misfortune on the debut. Sanju was dismissed for just 19 runs. Despite being called up to the team several times later, Sanju has played in only one ODI and 13 Twenty20 matches for India to this day. The selectors have been making various arguments to keep Sanju on the Indian team’s ladder.
Meanwhile, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who joined the Indian team in 2017 alone, has played 30 Tests, 24 ODIs, 43 Twenty20 matches and two World Cups during this period. The statistics of the stepmother policy towards Sanju were very clear. The selectors’ affection for Rishabh Pant and the ideology of discrimination against Sanju have often been highlighted by cricket fans. On the one hand, whenever he tried to paralyze himself with negligence, Sanju flew out of the gallery with huge blows of neglect in domestic matches and the IPL. Accumulated runs and records.
The 19-year-old Sanju made his debut for the Rajasthan Royals in 2013. In his debut match against Punjab, Sanju scored 27 runs, three catches and one run out. The next match is against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The teenager struck again with 63 off 41 balls. Player of the Match in the second match. He is the second youngest player to score a half century in the IPL. The Emerging Player of the Year award went to Sanju, who finished the season with 206 runs and 13 catches from 11 innings. In the Premier League, Sanju did not have to look back. Sanju played for the Delhi Daredevils in 2016 after being banned by the Rajasthan Royals. Sanju’s first IPL century against Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team came in that season. Those who watched the match will never forget the confidence of Sanju, who hit a six off Adam Sampe at 96. Delhi’s top scorer in the 2017 season with 386 runs.
By the time he returned to the Rajasthan Royals in 2018, Sanju had become a playmaker capable of turning the game around with his performance. In 2018, Sanju scored 441 runs for the Rajasthan Royals. Sanju has already become the second youngest player to complete 100 IPL matches. Sanju’s shine in the Rajasthan captain’s cap is the answer to those who wait to be crucified every time he falls.