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The Indian cricketer Sanju Samson got a rousing reception from home fans in Kerala during the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at the Sanatana Dharma Ground, Alappuzha. The 29-year-old was spotted on camera, taking in the fan adulation, signing autographs, posing for selfies, and at one point, he held a baby in his arms too.
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Against a formidable opposition in Uttar Pradesh during their Ranji Trophy clash, the Kerala cricket team are in a tough spot with a day’s play remaining, trailing by 278 runs. Uttar Pradesh are 219/1 at the close of play on Day 3, with their captain Aryan Juyal unbeaten on 115 runs alongside Priyam Garg, who is one shy of his fifty.
In their first innings, Uttar Pradesh got 302 runs after their captain chose to bat first in at the Sanatana Dharma Ground in Alappuzha, with Rinku Singh and Dhruv Jurel notching up fifties in the middle order. The response from Kerala of 243 wasn’t enough in their first innings despite the fifty from Vishnu Vinod, with Ankit Rajpoot picking up a five-wicket haul, and Sanju Samson could only manage to score 35 runs.
Watch the video of Sanju Samson getting fan adulation in Kerala:
The fourth and final day of the contest could provide the opportunity for Sanju Samson to redeem himself in the second innings for Kerala while chasing a big target in front of his home fans. Notably, the 29-year-old made a telling impact in South Africa during the ODI series in December last year, scoring a vital hundred in the third and final match to down the hosts by a 2-1 margin.
