Shashi Tharoor shares 'lovely birthday tribute' from Charulatha Samson on Sanju Samson’s birthday

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor and his bond with Kerala cricketer Sanju Samson is not a secret, and the latter, who celebrated his 28th birthday on November 11, received a warm wish from Tharoor on Twitter.

Tharoor took to social media to post a ‘special birthday’ tribute video made by Sanju Samson’s wife Charulatha. In the video, the wicket-keeper batter’s struggles in his initial days were seen that concluded with a montage of Samson representing the national side and IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.

“Lovely birthday tribute for Sanju Samson by his wife Charu. Have a really special birthday, Sanju — & many happy returns of the day!,” read the tweet by Tharoor. Meanwhile, other members of the cricketing fraternity too wished the right-hander on the occasion.

Lovely birthday tribute for @IamSanjuSamson by his wife Charu. Have a really special birthday, Sanju — & many happy returns of the day! pic.twitter.com/SmKM4wNF4c

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 11, 2022

Sanju Samson to join squad for tour of New Zealand

The Men in Blue are set to jet off to the shores of New Zealand as they are set to face the side for three T20I series and three ODI series from November 18 to November 30. Samson is currently gearing up to don the blue outfit of the national side after being included in the squad.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee named Samson as the wicketkeeper, who will be under the leadership of Hardik Pandya in the T20I squad. Furthermore, he will also be a part of the ODI setup against the Blackcaps under Shikhar Dhawan.

Squad for New Zealand T20Is: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vc and wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik

Squad for New Zealand ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vc and wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik