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Sanju Samson has been tipped to take over as India's T20I captain from Suryakumar Yadav. (PTI Photo)

'Sanju Samson is a certainty': Former India head coach backs CSK star as India T20I captain

May 15, 2026 1:19 pm

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has now backed Samson to take over the reins of the T20I side should India veer away from Suryakumar Yadav in the road to the 2028 World Cup.

Raghuvanshi first caught attention during KKR’s title-winning IPL 2024 season before becoming one of their more dependable batsman in 2025. (AP/Express Photo)

Shane Watson compares Angkrish Raghuvanshi to young Sanju Samson

May 13, 2026 3:16 pm

Shane Watson believes Angkrish Raghuvanshi possesses the kind of natural ability and skill-set that once left him stunned while watching a teenage Sanju Samson.

You just give it to him boss, he deserves it more than you do: How Sanju Samson made peace with Ishan Kishan

May 11, 2026 8:24 pm

India opener recalls how he felt Ishan Kishan had to take his spot in the T20 World Cup

Sanju Samson in action during T20 World Cup 2026 final vs New Zealand in Ahmedabad. (PHOTO: AP)

I never felt that kind of pressure ever in my life: Sanju Samson on days leading up to the T20 World Cup

May 11, 2026 7:46 pm

Opener admits how let the pressure of expectations took him out of normal skin ahead of his biggest dream

IPL 2026: Sanju Samson revealed why he did not stake claim for captaincy while joining CSK this year. (CREIMAS)

'The reason you are picking Malayalis...': Sanju Samson opens up on CSK captaincy demand

May 10, 2026 11:21 am

IPL 2026: Sanju Samson opened up on why he did not demand captaincy while making the switch to Chennai Super Kings this season.

Sanju Samson has been urged to improve his fitness to sustain his current success. (CREIMAS)

'Sanju Samson is not in peak physical condition': Sanjay Manjrekar on CSK opener

May 06, 2026 10:23 am

IPL 2026: Former India batter insisted that Samson must take a cue from former India captain Virat Kohli and improve on the fitness aspect to extend the purple patch that he is currently enjoying in the shortest format.

Sanju Samson scored just eight of the final 33 runs with batting partner Kartik Sharma applying the finishing touches with three fours and a six. (CREIMAS)

'Would have been a bit too selfish to go for a hundred': Sanju Samson

May 06, 2026 10:25 am

Opener has already got two hundreds for his new franchise but resisted the temptation to ask batting partner Kartik Sharma to manipulate strike and scoring.

Are CSK overdependent on Sanju Samson?

May 06, 2026 9:46 am

He has starred in three of CSK's five wins, the latest being his 52-ball 87 against DC

Why the 101 not out against MI is one of Sanju Samson’s finest hundreds

April 24, 2026 4:52 am

Aggressor, anchor and boy on the burning deck— he had to straddle various roles

CSK's Sanju Samson slams his second 100 of season, 5th IPL century overall in match vs MI at Wankhede

April 23, 2026 9:23 pm

For the 100 against the MI, Samson took 54 deliveries in an innings studded by 10 fours and 6 sixes as he helped CSK post 207/6.

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Parag underscored that Samson’s departure marked the end of an era

Parag calls Samson irreplaceable, eyes Rajasthan Royals turnaround as captain

March 19, 2026 4:36 pm

Having represented the franchise for 11 years across two stints, Samson was Rajasthan Royals’ most successful captain and leading run-scorer

RR vs PBKS in Pics: Punjab Kings pip Rajasthan Royals in high scoring thriller

April 13, 2021 9:42 am

Sanju Samson's sensational hundred on his captaincy debut went in vain as young pacer Arshdeep Singh held his nerve in the final over to help Punjab Kings pull off a thrilling four-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring IPL game.