Biography / Wiki
Sanju Samson is a world-class and emerging wicket-keeper batsman from Kerala. He is seen as the next biggest thing in Indian cricket who is sound in technique, both with bat and behind the stumps. He played as the Right Handed Batsman in the middle order.
He played IPL for the Rajasthan Royals team and he became the youngest player to score 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League. He is the hard hitter of the ball and played fearlessly while it is IPL or International cricket.
Height / Weight / Age
Born on 11 November 1994, Sanju Samson turns 26 years old in the year 2020. He is towering tall with the height of 170 in centimeters and 5’7” in feet & inches. He possesses a fit and healthy personality with a weight of 62 in kilograms and 137 lbs in pounds.
He seems younger with his Black eyes and Black hair. His body measures 40 inches chest, 32 inches waist and biceps size is 14 inches approximately.
Net Worth
According to the sources, the estimated net worth of Sanju Samson is $6 Million approx.
Education / Family
Sanju was born and raised up in Trivandrum, Kerala, India, and belongs to a Christian family. He is born to his father Samson Viswanath (Police) and his mother Lijy Viswanath. He has a younger brother named Saly Samson.
He completed his schooling at Rosary Senior Secondary School, Delhi, and St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram. After complete his school education, he enrolled at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum for completing his graduation in B.A.
Name |
Sanju Viswanath Samson |
Nickname | Sanju |
Birth Place | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
Date Of Birth | 11 November 1994 |
Age | 29 Years |
Height | In centimeters – 170 cm
In feet inches – 5’7” |
Weight | In Kilograms – 62 kg
In Pounds – 137 lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Profession | Indian Cricketer (Batsman and Wicket-keeper) |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
School | Rosary Senior Secondary School, Delhi
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram |
College | Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | Indian |
Home Town | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
Fathers Name | Samson Viswanath (Police) |
Mothers Name | Lijy Viswanath
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Brothers | Saly Samson (Younger) |
Sister | Not Known |
Career / Fashion And Style
As per his career, he started playing for Kerala in a U-13 match. After that, he was made the captain of Kerala Under-16. He gets selected for the Ranji Trophy at the young age of 15 and became the youngest ever captain of a Ranji team. He made his Ranji debut as a wicket-keeper batsman against Vidarbha on November 03, 2011.
Later, he gets the chance to play for the Under-19 team. He started his List-A career as a batsman on February 23, 2012. In 2012, he was selected for the U-19 Asia Cup. Next, he was picked by KKR in the auction ahead of IPL 2012 and in the next year, Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought him.
But RR got banned and he was signed by Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2016. In 2018, he returned to the RR franchise and named the captain of the team in 2021. Next, he marked his debut in International cricket against Zimbabwe.
Girlfriends, Affairs, Wife, and More
He got married to his love of life Charulatha in 2018.
Girlfriend | Charulatha |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife | Charulatha (m. 2018-present)
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Favorite Things
Here we are providing you a list of his favorite things.
Favorite Actors | Not Known |
Favorite Actress | Not Known |
Favorite Musical Instrument | Not Known |
Favorite Singer(s) | Not Known |
Favorite Cricketer | Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers, Zaheer Khan, and R Ashwin |
Favorite Food | Tapioca and fish curry |
Favourite Book(s) | The Alchemist |
Some Interesting Facts About Sanju Samson
- He became the youngest player to score a half-century in IPL history at the age of 18 years.
- He is among the fourth Indian batsman who scored more than one century in the I.P.L.
- He is very fond of reading.
- His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
- He was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
- Initially, he wanted to become an IPS officer.