No senior India Test debut is recorded by the review date.
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Sanju Samson: Biography, Career Stats and Records
Wicketkeeper-batter
Sanju Samson is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter from Kerala. He made his India debut in a T20I in 2015, added an ODI debut in 2021 and later converted his white-ball opportunities into international centuries.
Official squad snapshotSelected in the 1 September 2026 BCCI squad announcement.This records selection status, not a guaranteed playing XI place.
- Full name
- Sanju Viswanath Samson
- Born
- Birthplace
- Pulluvila, near Vizhinjam, Kerala, India
- Batting
- Right-handed
- Bowling
- No primary bowling style listed
- Record reviewed
- 7 Sep 2026
Career overview
How the India career developed.
This overview connects role, debuts and format context using the dated records listed below.
Sanju Samson’s senior India career spans a long interval between his 2015 T20I debut and 2021 ODI debut. The chronology matters because it explains why his white-ball opportunity count developed unevenly across the two formats.
He converted later opportunities into international hundreds, beginning with an ODI century at Paarl in December 2023 and followed by a first T20I hundred against Bangladesh in October 2024.
The profile identifies him as a wicketkeeper-batter and records the BCCI’s September 2026 wicketkeeper designation. It does not infer selection beyond the published squad announcement.
Career timeline
Debuts and defining checkpoints.
Dates identify source-supported debuts and selected milestones. The list is not a claim to cover every match or domestic season.
T20I debut
Against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.
ODI debut
Against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
First ODI hundred
Scored his first ODI century against South Africa at Paarl.
First T20I hundred
Reached his maiden T20I century against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
Format lens
Read each format on its own terms.
Short context cards explain what the dated figures do—and do not—show.
The ODI record includes his first international century at Paarl.
T20Is are his largest international sample and include three listed hundreds.
International statistics
Tests, ODIs and T20Is separated.
Career totals use the latest match date shown by the checked player record. Formats may have different snapshot dates.
| Format | Matches | Runs | 100s | 50s | Wickets | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | No senior India debut in this format as of 7 Sep 2026. | 7 Sep 2026 | ||||
| ODIs | 16 | 510 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 Dec 2023 |
| T20Is | 66 | 1,432 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 Jul 2026 |
These are format-specific snapshots, not one combined career number. A format without a debut is stated plainly instead of displaying a misleading zero-match career.
Selected milestones
Context behind the record.
Each item was retained only when the checked player records or event sources supported it. This is a focused list, not an exhaustive record book.
- 01
Scored an unbeaten 212 in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy, then the competition’s highest individual score.
- 02
Reached his first T20I century against Bangladesh in October 2024.
- 03
Named as a wicketkeeper in India’s September 2026 Afghanistan T20I squad.
Cricket learning desk
Read the numbers and match events.
How to read a cricket scorecard
Use runs, wickets, overs, strike rate and economy rate to read this player’s format table in context.
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Check the record behind the page.
Career details and format totals are based on the player records listed below. The squad callout references the BCCI announcement dated 1 September 2026.
Photo credit
Sanju Samson portrait
Photo: Anand Anil. Wikimedia Commons file. CC BY-SA 4.0. square crop and WebP conversion.
The image credit does not imply endorsement by the player, photographer, team, board or source platform.
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