Sanju Samson responds to MP Shashi Tharoor's congratulatory tweet after being selected for T20I series

Kerala’s Sanju Samson was recently picked for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh which marked his comeback into the India colors after his maiden appearance in 2015 against Zimbabwe. Since then form and behavioral issues stopped the brilliant wicketkeeper-batsman from reaching his full potential, but in the last two seasons, he has been wonderful in domestic cricket.

His brilliant reach its zenith with a brilliant 212* for Kerala in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20. The 24-year-old smashed the fastest List-A double ton by an Indian in just 125 balls against Goa, hitting 10 sixes and 21 fours to his name, as he and Sachin Baby (127) took Kerala to a mammoth 377/3 in 50 overs. This was one of the two double tons scored in this tournament this season.

Shashi Tharoor congratulates Samson for his inclusion in the Indian squad

Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor is known for using big words in his tweets in order to say simple things. However, this time while congratulating Samson in being included in the T20I squad for series against Bangladesh, the Congress leader kept it simple. “Warmest congratulations @IamSanjuSamson ! Delighted to have you back in the squad. Your proud MP will be rooting for you!,” Tharoor tweeted.

Warmest congratulations @IamSanjuSamson ! Delighted to have you back in the squad. Your proud MP will be rooting for you! https://t.co/fehbDTYil8

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 24, 2019

Sanju Samson replied “Thank you sir @ShashiTharoor”

Thank you sir😊 @ShashiTharoor https://t.co/Dvpcd96ysp

— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) October 26, 2019

Sanju Samson ended the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 with 410 runs in 8 matches with one century and one half-century. He averaged 58.57 and was second to only Vishnu Vinod who made 508 runs with 3 centuries at an average of 63.50. Samson has a stellar domestic record with 3353 runs in 142 T20 matches, with two centuries, both coming in IPL with a strike rate of 126.48 and has hit 20 fifties. In the solitary T20I he has played for India, against Zimbabwe in Harare, he made 19 runs 24 balls.

India will play three T20Is from November 3-11 at Delhi, Rajkot, and Nagpur respectively. Then the two teams will engage in two Tests that fall under the ICC Test Championship in Indore and Kolkata on 14th November and 22nd November respectively. Bangladesh is yet to beat India in either format in international cricket.

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