‘Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Dravid… These four people wasted 10 years of my son’s life': Sanju Samson's father explodes

[rollingstoned]

‘Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Dravid… These four people wasted 10 years of my son’s life': Sanju Samson's father explodes

 

Sanju Samson's father provided an intense interview in which he blamed former Indian captains for ruining his son's international career.

While Sanju Samson seems to have finally cemented a place in the Indian T20I XI following a string of terrific performances - he became the first Indian to his back-to-back centuries in T20Is - there still remains some bitterness in those close to the player regarding the delay in seeing the wicket-keeper become a regular in the team.

 

India's Sanju Samson walks off the field after losing his wicket during the second T20 cricket match between South Africa and India.(AP)

 

In a heated video that is going viral, Sanju’s father, Samson Vishwanath, can be heard digging into the Indian team leadership and management of years past for ‘ruining’ his son’s cricket career.

 

 

In an explosive interview with Malayali news station MediaOne, Vishwanath dug into the figures he saw as the culprits for preventing Samson’s breakthrough in the past.

"There are 3-4 people who wasted 10 years of my son's vital career...captains like Dhoni ji, Virat ji, Rohit ji and coach Dravid ji,” he said, blaming former captains MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and coach Rahul Dravid.

 

 

‘Wasted 10 years of my son’s life…'

Samson made his T20I debut all the way back in 2015, at the age of 21, being seen as a promising and extremely talented player in domestic short-form cricket. However, a lack of consistency and batters such as Rohit and Kohli themselves blocking a route into the team saw Samson only re-enter the fold in 2021, after beginning to show a greater maturity and growth in recent seasons of the IPL.

“These four people wasted 10 years of my son's life but the more they hurt him, the stronger Sanju came out of the crisis,” argued his father, clearly displeased by the time it took Samson, now 30 years of age, to become a regular.

 

Samson now looks to be in pole position to be India’s T20 opener following the dual retirements of Kohli and Sharma following the T20 World Cup win earlier this year. His back-to-back centuries against Bangladesh and South Africa seem to have announced his intentions to remain in that position.

Samson's father also credited new captain Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir for providing Samson the chance, although he did get a chance in 14 T20Is in 2022 and 2023.

Samson faced criticism in his youth for showing inconsistency, with a general perception that while he started IPL seasons strongly, he would often lose that form as the tournament wore on. However, since receiving captaincy of the Rajasthan Royals, Samson has gone from strength to strength. He has scored at least 450 runs in three of the last four seasons.

As a player now providing match-winning performances to back up the immense talent on show, Samson looks set to be the future of India’s opening batting in T20 cricket for years to come.

 

 

 

[Sean Bradley]

Not like he was putting the stage on fire when he got chances in intl cricket. It is very recently that Sanju Samson has matured as a player. But maybe, just maybe, Samson might not have got the long rope Rohit Sharma got to blossom into a fantastic player even after multiple consistent failures in the beginning of the career. 

In that regard not many are as lucky as Rohit 'mumbai lobby' Sharma.

[Lord]

seems like a Yograj Singh type character. Not good for Sanju. Selectors will look for an opportunity to drop him now

[singhvivek141]

43 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

‘Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Dravid… These four people wasted 10 years of my son’s life': Sanju Samson's father explodes

 

Sanju Samson's father provided an intense interview in which he blamed former Indian captains for ruining his son's international career.

While Sanju Samson seems to have finally cemented a place in the Indian T20I XI following a string of terrific performances - he became the first Indian to his back-to-back centuries in T20Is - there still remains some bitterness in those close to the player regarding the delay in seeing the wicket-keeper become a regular in the team.

 

India's Sanju Samson walks off the field after losing his wicket during the second T20 cricket match between South Africa and India.(AP)

 

In a heated video that is going viral, Sanju’s father, Samson Vishwanath, can be heard digging into the Indian team leadership and management of years past for ‘ruining’ his son’s cricket career.

 

 

In an explosive interview with Malayali news station MediaOne, Vishwanath dug into the figures he saw as the culprits for preventing Samson’s breakthrough in the past.

"There are 3-4 people who wasted 10 years of my son's vital career...captains like Dhoni ji, Virat ji, Rohit ji and coach Dravid ji,” he said, blaming former captains MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and coach Rahul Dravid.

 

 

‘Wasted 10 years of my son’s life…'

Samson made his T20I debut all the way back in 2015, at the age of 21, being seen as a promising and extremely talented player in domestic short-form cricket. However, a lack of consistency and batters such as Rohit and Kohli themselves blocking a route into the team saw Samson only re-enter the fold in 2021, after beginning to show a greater maturity and growth in recent seasons of the IPL.

“These four people wasted 10 years of my son's life but the more they hurt him, the stronger Sanju came out of the crisis,” argued his father, clearly displeased by the time it took Samson, now 30 years of age, to become a regular.

 

Samson now looks to be in pole position to be India’s T20 opener following the dual retirements of Kohli and Sharma following the T20 World Cup win earlier this year. His back-to-back centuries against Bangladesh and South Africa seem to have announced his intentions to remain in that position.

Samson's father also credited new captain Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir for providing Samson the chance, although he did get a chance in 14 T20Is in 2022 and 2023.

Samson faced criticism in his youth for showing inconsistency, with a general perception that while he started IPL seasons strongly, he would often lose that form as the tournament wore on. However, since receiving captaincy of the Rajasthan Royals, Samson has gone from strength to strength. He has scored at least 450 runs in three of the last four seasons.

As a player now providing match-winning performances to back up the immense talent on show, Samson looks set to be the future of India’s opening batting in T20 cricket for years to come.

 

 

 

Dravid was perhaps the one who backed Sanju a lot in his early days.

It's not his fault that Sanju has been inconsistent when the window for keeper position was open. 

 

Pant despite taking up all the criticism and mockery by the rabid MSD fans shown immense mental strength and solidified his position as an ATG Indian keeper in Tests.

 

Sanju, just like Kishan failed to grab the spot in white ball for consistent period of time. Now they have another challenger in the form of Dhruv Jurel who is a class bat and amazing keeper.

[Number]

There is hardly anything special he did in his career until 2022-23. He is lucky to have IPL franchise based PR to not get out of reckoning. 

 

Edited November 14, 2024 by Number

[Suhaan]

Samson Kishan Jurel nice lineup

Edited November 14, 2024 by Suhaan

[Stan AF]

Posting like The great mahaan annan goundamani

 

Dei thagappaa, your son only wasted most of the chances da

[diga]

2 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

Dravid was perhaps the one who backed Sanju a lot in his early days.

It's not his fault that Sanju has been inconsistent when the window for keeper position was open. 

 

Yep.. he was a constant at Raj Royals even when he was very inconsistent. He would have 1 good knock in IPL & fade away

[NameGoesHere]

His last 4 T20I innings. 2 centuries, 2 zeros.

 

Rinse, Recycle, Repeat. 

 

His T20I career since 2015

 

19
6
8
2
23
15
10
27
7
0
DNB
39
18
77
30*
15
5
12
7
DNB
DNB
13
1*
40
0
12*
DNB
58
0
0
29
10
111
107
0
0

 

I’ve always wanted him to do well, ever since I first saw him play.

 

But in the end he can’t blame anyone else. 
 

 

[The Realist]

Why is Dhoni getting dragged into this when already faced the wrath of another delusional dad?

 

[Laaloo]

18 minutes ago, The Realist said:

Why is Dhoni getting dragged into this when already faced the wrath of another delusional dad?

 

Dhoni is the type of person every father warns their sons about

[Stan AF]

6 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Dhoni is the type of person every father warns their sons about

Yes. Bad company.

[bowl_out]

9 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Dhoni is the type of person every father warns their sons about

Except Jadeja and Ishant

[Lord]

1 hour ago, bowl_out said:

Except Jadeja and Ishant

 

and Rohit

[Rightarmfast]

I am already in. Anything you say against Dhoni, Dravid.. I am in. I am with you. Add in Pandya to that list, and I will personally come and vouch for your statements, uncle ji. Aap aage badho! 

[Ultimate_Game]

Samson's dad should sit down with Yograj Singh. I would love to watch that session with exchange of ideas between the two!

[Suhaan]

20 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Samson's dad should sit down with Yograj Singh. I would love to watch that session with exchange of ideas between the two!

Yograj Singh and Shastri, different different mothers from singular brothers

That would be some sight

Edited November 14, 2024 by Suhaan

[Stan AF]

20 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Samson's dad should sit down with Yograj Singh. I would love to watch that session with exchange of ideas between the two!

And give an interview later

[Lord]

24 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Samson's dad should sit down with Yograj Singh. I would love to watch that session with exchange of ideas between the two!

they will plan Dhoni's murder

[vvvslaxman]

His father is going to waste the rest of hsi career lol