IPL 2017: Who is Sanju Samson?

Bengaluru, April 12: Sanju Samson scored a stunning century for Delhi Daredevils against Rising Pune Supergiant last night (April 11) in the match 9 of IPL 2017. [Sanju dedicates century to Dravid]

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Sanju's blazing ton guided Delhi to a 97-run win over Pune. The 22-year-old wicketkeeper batsman, who hails from Kerala, hit 102 runs off just 63 balls. [List of Indians scoring 100 in IPL]

Here are some of the facts you need to know about Sanju Samson:

# Sanju Samson was born on November 11, 1994, in Trivandrum, Kerala.

# He made his Ranji Trophy debut for Kerala in 2011 at the age of 16.

# Sanju is the youngest player to captain a Ranji Trophy side (Kerala).

# He has scored two double centuries in Ranji Trophy.

# He has been the vice-captain of the India U-19 side which toured Australia in 2013.

# He was the highest run-scorer (244) for India A side during a quadrangular ODI series in Australia.

# The youngster made international debut for India in a T20 international match against Zimbabwe in 2014.

# He was a part of the IPL winning Kolkata Knight Riders side in 2012.

# The wicketkeeper-batsman from Kerala made his debut in IPL for Rajasthan Royals in 2013 against Kings XI Punjab.

# He has played under the tutelage of legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, first at Rajasthan Royals and now Delhi Daredevils.

# Delhi Daredevils bought Sanju for a whopping Rs 4.20 crores during the IPL 2016 auction.

# Sanju is the youngest player to score a half-century in IPL (18 years, 169 days)

# He is the second youngest Indian player to score an IPL hundred.

# He is the youngest player to score 1000 runs in IPL.

# He is the 12th Indian batsman to score an IPL century.

After the incredible century against Pune last night, Sanju credited his mentor and Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid for his success.

On Dravid's contribution, the player said: "I was 17 when I was with the Rajasthan Royals and since then I have been working with him (Dravid) and feel very blessed to be learning under his guidance. Not too many people get this chance and I feel I am extremely lucky to have him around and guide me."

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