Sanju Samson: Wimbledon 2026 is scheduled to start from June 29. Before the start of this tournament, Indian star wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has compared MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli with tennis greats in an event. During a special conversation with India’s legendary tennis player Rohan Bopanna on ‘Jio Star’, Samson said many interesting things about tennis and cricket. During this, he compared MS Dhoni with great tennis player Roger Federer, while he compared Virat Kohli with 22-year-old tennis star Carlos Alcaraz.
Sanju Samson compared Dhoni with Federer
Sanju Samson while talking to ‘Geo Star’ said, ‘Roger Federer of cricket? He is definitely MS Dhoni. They do their work very calmly and coolly. When he plays, his game seems very simple without any effort, but very effective and powerful. Carlos Alcaraz, on the other hand, is very aggressive, just like Virat Bhai started off with. Perhaps Virat Kohli can be compared with Alcaraz. “They are very aggressive and full of strength and enthusiasm.”
Sanju Samson said “Carlos Alcaraz, on the other hand, is very explosive, much like how Virat Bhai started. Maybe Virat Kohli can be compared to Alcaraz. He is very aggressive and full of power and explosiveness”. (JioStar) pic.twitter.com/BunK46xLKY
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What to say about Women’s ODI World Cup 2025?
The Indian women’s cricket team had created history by winning the title of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, due to which the women’s team’s dream of winning the World Cup was fulfilled for the first time. After this, the Indian men’s team also won the title of T20 World Cup 2026. Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, while talking about this historic victory of the women’s team, told how their success had also inspired the men’s team and they won the title of T20 World Cup 2026.
Samson Samson said, ‘We all were watching the final (Women’s ODI World Cup 2025). My family members and everyone else were glued to the TV. This was a very special moment for the country. We were waiting for this for a long time. We knew we could win the World Cup. I was very happy for all the players of the team. There was a lot of hard work behind this. It was a proud moment for all of us.
Women’s team had set high standards – Sanju Samson
Samson further said, “I think very high standards were set for us. They (Indian women’s cricket team) won the ODI World Cup and took us to such a level that we felt we too can do the same in India. It was a great moment that both the World Cups were held in India and we won them.” Let us tell you that after the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 was played in the hosting of India and Team India became the champion both the times.
Sanju Samson’s performance in T20 World Cup was excellent
Sanju Samson had a great performance in the T20 World Cup 2026. He played an important role in making Team India champion. Sanju Samson had scored 2 consecutive half-centuries in the tournament. This fifty also came in big matches, for which he received the Player of the Tournament award. After this Samson became a part of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. Samson was seen playing for the first time in the team of Chennai Super Kings and performed brilliantly with the bat. However, he could not take CSK to the playoffs.
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