DTVHINDIShashi Tharoor honored centurion Sanju Samson with ‘Ponnada’ in Thiruvananthapuram
Shashi Tharoor shared these pictures on his official social media account. Shashi Tharoor And Sanju Samson (Pic Source-X) The best wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian team, Sanju Samson, batted aggressively and played a match-winning inning of 111 runs in 47 balls in the third T20 match played against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 12 October. He completed his century in just 40 balls and became the second fastest century scorer in the history of T20 cricket. Let us tell you that Sanju Samson was not looking in the best form for quite some time. He got a lot of opportunities in international cricket but Sanju Samson failed to show explosive performance. In the match played against Bangladesh, Sanju Samson scored runs at a strike rate of around 220. Recently, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor invited Sanju Samson to his home and honored him with the South Indian traditional ‘Ponnada’ which is a manat shawl. Shashi Tharoor shared these pictures on his official social media account. He tweeted and wrote, ‘I am very happy to give a grand welcome to my hero ‘Ton-up Sanju’. Sanju Samson scored a century against Bangladesh and made a comeback in Thiruvananthapuram. We are welcoming them by giving them ‘Ponnada’ which is a very special shawl for us. Here is Shashi Tharoor’s tweet: Delighted to give a hero’s welcome to “ton-up Sanju” as @IamSanjuSamson returned to Thiruvananthapuram after his stunning century versus Bangladesh. Found a “ponnada” in the appropriate India colors to honor him with!#SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/g87SxHDOb2 — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 14, 2024 Let us tell you that when Sanju Samson was in his best form, he did not get a place in the Indian team. However, Shashi Tharoor has always been seen supporting Sanju Samson. Sanju Samson is seen captaining Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and the team’s performance under his captaincy has always been excellent. In the three-match T20 series played against Bangladesh, Sanju Samson did not score big in the first two matches, after which many people criticized him a lot. However, Sanju Samson silenced all the critics by scoring a century in the third match. Team India won the three-match T20 series played against Bangladesh 3-0. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players
