India captain Rohit Sharma lavished praise on wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who was been drafted into the T20I team for a three-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Lucknow today.

Samson, 27, last played for India in a T20I series against Sri Lanka (SL) last July. He made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2015, and has scored just 117 in 10 T20I games. He hit a run-a-ball 46 against Sri Lanka in the lone ODI he played last July. However, in the 2021 IPL, Samson led Rajasthan Royals from the front, scoring an impressive 484 runs.