Sanju Samson's lost years: Did Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit and Dravid play a part?
India TodaySanju Samson has always managed to stay relevant and remain in the headlines. captains like Dhoni ji, Virat ji, Rohit ji, and coach Dravid ji," Sanju Samson's father told a Kerala-based outlet. Sanju Samson's cricketing journey began in Delhi, where he first picked up the bat as a young boy. BREAKTHROUGH AND BACKING FROM DRAVID Samson made his international debut in 2015 under Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy in a second-string Indian side in Zimbabwe, after consistently performing for Kerala in domestic cricket. Though initially bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012, it was under Rahul Dravid's captaincy that Samson truly came into the spotlight at Rajasthan Royals in 2013, scoring 206 runs in the IPL and impressing in the now-defunct Champions League.