New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson turned 32 on Wednesday, marking another year of what has been a rollercoaster of a career with Men in Blue and in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

From early promise with Rajasthan Royals and India U19 side to delivering title-sealing T20 World Cup triumph this year, Sanju's story is one of the most inspiring ones in Indian cricket. Often finding himself struggling with consistency owing to his high-risk and high reward style of batting, the Keralam star would often warm the bench with Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan often favoured over him. However as an opener in recent years, he has carved for himself a reputation as one of world's most destructive batters...