Sanju Samson scored his maiden ODI century towards South Africa on the Paarl on Thursday. With the collection levelled 1-1, Sanju’s 114-ball 108 was essential for India after being requested to bat first by the house facet.
In the meantime, Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson’s IPL facet, went all weapons blazing on social media as they revered their captain’s maiden ODI century.
A collection of posts on Rajasthan Royals’s official X (previously Twitter) account, celebrating Samson’s sensible knock have gone viral. RR started with the enduring Superman meme — the one by which Henry Cavill’s face will get changed with the Saviour’s — relying on the state of affairs.
“100* FOR SANJU SAMSON,” the meme with Superman Sanju was captioned.
Enjoyable then made manner for pun. A witty oneliner that adopted the meme learn, “Sanju *𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠* Samson” It was an apparent reference to Samson lastly flexing his muscular tissues and residing as much as his potential. Samson didn’t discover a place in India’s 2023 ODI World Cup squad regardless of a statistical superiority over Suryakumar Yadav (forward of the WC) within the 50-over format.
“Chettan’s maiden ODI hundred!,” the subsequent put up alongside a pink coronary heart and pleased tears emoticon learn. It confirmed Sanju Samson elevating his bat after crossing the three-digit mark whereas an enthusiastic Yuzi Chahal, one other Royal, applauded from the stands. “Chettan” means elder brother in Malayalam — Samson’s mom tongue.
Malayalam was succeeded by Hindi. “Koi pooche toh batana, Sanju aaye hai,” the put up that confirmed Sanju giving a thumps up whereas within the center was captioned. The caption interprets to “If somebody asks, inform them Sanju has arrived!”
Lastly, Rajasthan Royals shared the second Sanju crossed the landmark off a Keshav Maharaj supply. “That is gonna be a day he’ll keep in mind for a very long time,” the put up learn.
India reached 296/8 in 50 overs. Aside from Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma (52 off 77) and Rinku Singh (38 off 27) made invaluable contributions for India.
