IND vs SA: Suryakumar Yadav Shows Thiruvananthapuram Fans A Picture Of Local Boy Sanju Samson (WATCH)

After registering a significant victory over Australia, Team India is now eyeing on their next big assignment. The star-studded team is now set to take on David Miller’s South Africa in a three-match T20I series after a quick turnaround. The home series officially starts tomorrow (September 28).

The series opener scheduled on Wednesday will take place at Thiruvananthapuram. While Guwahati and Indore are assigned to be the venues for the remaining two matches respectively. The highly-anticipated series will be India’s last bilateral outing before the upcoming T20 World Cup. 

Suryakumar Yadav shows Sanju Samson’s picture to Trivandrum crowd:

Meanwhile, The Indian team reached Thiruvananthapuram yesterday (Moday) ahead of the series opening game of the all-important series. The team received a grand welcome at Trivandrum International airport as hundreds of fans were seen greeting the team and surrounding the team bus.

What managed to surprise everyone including the members of the Indian team was the loud ‘Sanju! Sanju!’ chants from the fans. The chants were for the local boy Sanju Samson, who is not even part of the team currently. Suryakumar Yadav, The star Indian batter looked amused by the chants and showed fans a picture of Sanju Samson through his mobile phone from the team bus. 

Watch the video:

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Sanju Samson has represented Kerala in Ranji Trophy and a couple of other Indian domestic tournaments. He was left out of India’s squad for the ongoing limited-overs leg as well as the upcoming T20I World Cup 2022. The wicket-keeper has put up performances on a regular basis but still failed to cement his place in the national side due to stiff competition.

Here’s what Sanju Samson said after not being picked for T20 World Cup:

“It really does get challenging. Finding a place in the Indian team is really challenging. There is a lot of competition around, even within players who are in the team now. When these things happen, it is important to focus on myself. I am happy with the way I am performing. I want to improve.”