Sanju Viswanath Samson is an Indian international cricketer, who is a member of the white-ball formats of Indian national team. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, he captains Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and Kerala in domestic. He was a part of the Indian team which won the 2024 T20 World Cup. He made his international debut in 2015 in a T20 international against Zimbabwe. He is the only player to score three centuries in T20 internationals in a calendar year. He is the first Indian wicket keeper to score a century in a T20 international. He is also the first Indian to score two consecutive centuries in T20 Internationals.
He was the vice-captain of the Indian U-19 team for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his One Day International debut in 2021 against Sri Lanka.
Samson started his cricketing career in Delhi and later moved to Kerala. After making an impact in junior cricket, he made his first-class debut for Kerala in 2011. He made his Premier League debut in 2013 for Rajasthan Royals and won the Emerging Player of the Year.
