New Delhi: Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor expressed his joy Sanzhou SamsonThe wicketkeeper-batsman even called him on his birthday after his brilliant performance in India’s T20 World Cup victory. Push boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Tharoor shared the moment on X on Tuesday, writing: “So happy to get a birthday call from Thiruvananthapuram and India’s World Cup hero @IamSanjuSamson last night! Happy with his crowning achievement and wish him all the best in the #IPL. So proud of him and words really aren’t enough.”Samson’s journey to the championship is a remarkable story of redemption. He initially missed 11 games and struggled with inconsistent form, but he played three match-defining innings when it mattered most – from the virtual quarter-final against the West Indies to the semi-final against England and the final against New Zealand.The Kerala star scored 97 runs against West Indies and 89 runs in both the semi-final and final. In five innings, Samson scored a total of 321 runs at an average of 80.25 and a strike rate of 199.37, hitting 27 fours and 24 sixes. Samson transcends Virat KohliIn the 2014 T20 World Cup, an Indian scored 319 runs, setting a new record for the most runs scored by an Indian in a single T20 World Cup. He also became one of the few batsmen, along with Virat and Shahid Afridireaching the top 50 in both the semi-finals and finals of the T20 World Cup.
