Career of India's opener batsman's elder brother ended in just 6 matches, dream of debut in Team India remained unfulfilled
- byManasavi
- 24 Jan, 2025

Team India: Playing for Team India is the dream of every player, but there are many players who are not able to play domestic cricket, let alone international cricket. There have been many players in India who have performed well in domestic cricket, but have not been able to play for India.
However, it is very rare for a brother-brother pair to play not only in cricket but anywhere in sports. There are many players in India who have immense talent but they are never able to play for India. In this article, we will know about one such player whose career ended in just 6 matches.
Sanju's brother Sally Samson could play only 6 matches
Actually this player is none other than Team India's T20 opener and Rajasthan Royals captain in IPL, Sanju Samson. Samson's brother also used to play cricket but due to some reason he could not play cricket for a long time. His brother's name was Sally Samson. He has played List A cricket, but even in that he could play only 6 matches. Sally is a right-handed batsman. He is currently 33 years old.
Actually he is the elder brother of Sanju Samson. With whom Sanju started playing in childhood. After which his elder brother could not play very good cricket nor could he make a name for himself. But his younger brother not only made a place in the Indian team with his talent but now he is also a World Cup winner. He was part of the 2024 T20 World Cup winning team which won the title in the West Indies.
Sally's career has been like this
Sanju's brother Sally Samson has played club cricket. He last played his last match in the year 2021. Sally made his List A debut for Badrelia against Ace Capital. Sally has played 6 matches in List A in which she has scored 38 runs at an average of 7.60 and a strike rate of 44, in which her highest score is 15 runs. Due to which she could not get a chance to play cricket further.