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His father, Samson Viswanath, was formerly a police constable at Delhi Police and a retired football player who has represented Delhi in Santhosh Trophy [7] and his mother, Ligy Viswanath is a housewife. [8]
1 day ago · Sanju Samson's father, Vishwanath, made a bombshell allegation when he blamed MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rahul Dravid for his son's inconsistent opportunities at the highest level. While Samson seems to be cementing his place in the T20I side in 2024, he had been in and out of the team for years.
Feb 27, 2024 · Samson Viswanath is the father of Sanju Samson. Sanju's father is a retired police constable at Delhi Police and apart from this, he has also represented the Delhi football team in the Santosh...
2 days ago · Sanju Samson’s father, Vishwanath Samson, has made damning claims against some of the top names in Indian cricket including the likes of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, and Rohit Sharma for wasting “10 years of” his son’s career. Sanju Samson made his India debut in 2015 but has only managed 52 international matches in the last nine years. Currently, he is part of the T20I squad in South Africa.
2 days ago · But, according to his father Vishwanath Samson, some of Indian cricket's stalwarts are to be blamed for a decade of lost opportunities for his son. In a recent interaction with Malayalam news outlet Media One , he blamed former India skippers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli, current captain Rohit Sharma and former head coach Rahul Dravid for “wasting 10 years of Sanju's career”.
5 days ago · Sanju’s father used to play as a centre forward in the Delhi Police’s football team. Sanju made his T20 debut on 16 October 2011 against Hyderabad in the 2011–12 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Sanju was 14 years old when he was selected by the Kerala cricket team to play in the Ranji Trophy.
2 days ago · Vishwanath Samson, father of Indian cricketer Sanju Samson, has openly expressed his frustration with the top Indian cricketers. In an interview with Kerala-based Media One, Vishwanath alleged that MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rahul Dravid, hindered Sanju’s career progression by denying him consistent opportunities on the international stage. According to Vishwanath, this lack of support has effectively cost his son 10 years in the sport, India Today reported.
In a report by the IANS (Indo-Asian News Service), the father of the Rajasthan Royals skipper, Samson Viswanath, was pleased to see his son finally get the call-up but suggested that his next...
Samson moved to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala in his early teens after taking his first cricket lessons in Delhi, where his father worked as a police constable. In Kerala, he created waves on...
May 6, 2022 · In an interview, Sanju Samson has talked about his family's struggles and revealed that his father took a VRS from Delhi Police for his cricketing career. Samson earned his maiden India call-up in 2014 and donned his debut cap in 2015.