Sanju Samson made entry in the historical list

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is facing Namibia in its second match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Some changes had to be made in the Indian team for this game. Opener Abhishek Sharma was out of the match due to ill health, due to which wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was included in the playing-11. Along with this, Jasprit Bumrah has also got a place in the team, while Siraj has been left out despite his excellent performance in the last match.

Sanjeev Samson debut in T20 World Cup

This match was very special for Sanju Samson because through this match he started his T20 World Cup career. During the match, Sanju attracted the attention of the spectators with his aggressive game and hit big shots. However, his innings did not last long, he was dismissed by Namibian fast bowler Ben Shikongo, and caught by Lauren Steenkamp. Sanju scored 22 runs in 8 balls, which included three sixes and a four.

An important record of Sanju

Sanju Samson achieved a special achievement through this match. He attained the status of the second oldest player among the big players to debut for India in the T20 World Cup. Sanju entered his first match at the age of 31 years and 93 days. In this category, he has left behind veterans like Suryakumar Yadav, Ashish Nehra and Lakshmipathy Balaji. In the first place is only Amit Mishra, who made his debut in the T20 World Cup at the age of 31 years and 117 days.

List of other players

Amit Mishra is at the first place in the list of players who have made the oldest debut in the T20 World Cup for the Indian team, followed by Sanju Samson. In this order, Suryakumar Yadav is at third place, Ashish Nehra is at fourth place and Laxmipati Balaji is at fifth place.

India’s playing-11

India’s squad is as follows: Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, captain Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.

Namibia’s playing-11

Namibia’s squad includes: Lauren Steenkamp, ​​Jan Frylink, Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton, captain Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit, wicketkeeper Jan Green, Ruben Trumpelman, Malan Kruger, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo and Max Hengo.