Updated On: 24 February, 2022 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Samson, 27, last played for India in a T20I series against Sri Lanka (SL) last July. He made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2015, and has scored just 117 in 10 T20I games

Sanju Samson
India captain Rohit Sharma lavished praise on wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who was been drafted into the T20I team for a three-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Lucknow today.
Samson, 27, last played for India in a T20I series against Sri Lanka (SL) last July. He made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2015, and has scored just 117 in 10 T20I games. He hit a run-a-ball 46 against Sri Lanka in the lone ODI he played last July. However, in the 2021 IPL, Samson led Rajasthan Royals from the front, scoring an impressive 484 runs.