Sanju Samson is currently going through the golden phase of his cricket career. Recently, he scored two back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals for India. However, he has also been dismissed for zero in between. Now Sanju has achieved a special place in the new T20 rankings released by ICC. which had never been touched before. He is currently at his all-time high ranking.
Sanju Samson gains in ICC T20 rankings
Sanju Samson has taken a huge leap this time in the T20 rankings released by ICC. It has taken the 22nd position straight with a jump of 17 places. Currently his rating is 598, which he managed to reach for the first time. Until a few days ago, Sanju’s place in the Indian team was not certain, but in the meantime he took advantage of the opportunities he got and scored many runs. It should be expected that Sanju’s bat will continue like this in the series in the future as well and he will be seen climbing higher in the rankings.
Sanju only scored two centuries against South Africa.
Sanju Samson scored a brilliant 107 in the first match of the four-match series against South Africa. After this he was dismissed twice without opening the account. But in the last match of the series, he again played an unbeaten innings of 109 runs and dominated. Now Sanju will be seen playing for his team Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he is expected to put in a similar performance.
Batsman with most T20 international runs for India this year
Sanju Samson has also become India’s highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals this year. In the year 2024, he has scored 436 runs in 12 innings of 13 matches. During this time he has managed to score 3 centuries and one half century. He averages 43.60 and is scoring runs at a strike rate of 180.16. Interestingly, this year he has been dismissed 5 times without opening the account.
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