WATCH: Sanju Samson Makes a Specially-abled Fan's Day by Gifting Him RR Cap and Posing for Selfie

The craze of Sanju Samson was visible during Kerala’s Ranji Trophy fixture against Uttar Pradesh in Alappuzha. The fans gathered in large numbers at the Sanatana Dharma College Ground to watch the star wicketkeeper-batter. The Kerala captain didn’t disappoint the audience as he went to interact with them after the match that ended in a draw.

In a video going viral on social media, Samson could be seen speaking with a specially-abled fan after the match and gifting him with a Rajasthan Royals cap and also posed for a selfie. The clip was shared by the franchise on social media which has garnered over 73000 views within a few hours.

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In another video, Sanju could be seen shaking hands with India teammate and Uttar Pradesh leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as both of them were on their way to meet and greet the fans at the stadium.

Kerala vs UP match ends in a draw

The fixture between Kerala and UP ended in a draw. The visitors batter first and accumulated 302 runs in 83.4 overs. In reply, the home team was bundled out for 243. UP then declared their second innings at 323 runs with skipper Aryan Juyal (115) and former captain Priyam Garg (106) scoring centuries and setting Kerala a 383-run target.

The hosts reached 72 for 2 in the chase when the match was called off. The first-innings lead helped UP to secure three points while Kerala earned only one point.

Samson to feature in Afghanistan T20Is

Sanju Samson earned a place in the Indian squad for the forthcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, starting Thursday in Mohali. While Ishan Kishan missed out, Samson and Jitesh Sharma were picked as the two wicketkeeper-batters in the squad.

The 3-match series will also see the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma making their way back into the T20I set-up. Both of them have not played the shortest format since India’s exit from the T20 World Cup 2022 after losing the semi-final to England by 10 wickets.

Hardik Pandya briefly took over the leadership role in T20Is since then but he will be unavailable for the series due to an ankle injury that he picked up during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. At the same time, Surykumar Yadav will also miss out due to injury.