In the 5th T20I match between India and South Africa, Sanju Samson registered his name with two prestigious milestones with a solitary shot.
At the Narendra Modi stadium, India has been put to bat first, and opening the innings, Sanju hit a sublime six in the 2nd over of the match.
The India batter timed the ball over long on in regal style, which cleared the distance. And with that strike, Sanju brought about two milestones.
Sanju Samson got to 1000 T20I runs for India with the strike, while it also brought about 8000 T20 runs for the Kerala batter.
"Sanju Samson is such terrific player. He has been out of the side for a long time and the ease of the shot is amazing. It is not easy to sit out for a long time and suddenly time the ball in the way
he has done," a commentator said on-air as the star player hit that terrific shot.
Sanju Samson becomes 14th India player to 1000 T20I Runs
Sanju Samson has now become only the 14th Indian player to get to 1000 T20I runs. The India batter has joined in the list of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and others.
Most T20I Runs for India
Rohit Sharma - 4231 runs
Virat Kohli - 4188 runs
Suryakumar Yadav - 2783 runs
KL Rahul - 2265 runs
Hardik Pandya - 1939 runs
Shikhar Dhawan - 1759 runs
MS Dhoni - 1617 runs
Suresh Raina - 1605 runs
Rishabh Pant - 1209 runs
Yuvraj Singh - 1177 runs
Tilak Varma - 1110 runs
Shreyas Iyer - 1104 runs
Abhishek Sharma - 1081 runs
Sanju Samson - 1016 runs
Sanju Samson has also become the 7th Indian player to score 8000 T20 runs. The other players in the list are - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul.
