Senuran Muthusamy: Senuran Muthusamy’s brilliant century (Photo-PTI)
Senuran Muthusamy Century: Senuran Muthusamy: Not many cricket fans of India would know this name, but now in Guwahati, this player has done such a feat, after which this player is becoming famous all over the world. Senuran Muthusamy scored a brilliant century in the first innings of the Guwahati Test. This left-handed batsman came at number 7 and scored a century. Muthusamy struggled for 192 balls and scored the first century of his career. Muthusamy did this feat while facing legendary bowlers like Bumrah, Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav. Muthusamy has broken many records with his century, but before that, know something about him which is really very inspiring.
Mother made Senuran Muthusamy a champion cricketer
Senuran Muthusamy He is of Indian origin and his ancestors belong to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Although this player was born in Durban. Muthusamy was brought to the cricket field by his father but he died when this player was just 11 years old. After this, Muthusamy was brought up by his mother Vani Moodley. He left no stone unturned to make his son a cricketer. He first learned the game of cricket and then shot videos of his son’s batting and bowling techniques.
Senuran Muthusamy’s father had a dream that his son would one day play for South Africa and this player did it. Muthusamy made his debut against India in the year 2019 in the Visakhapatnam Test and coincidentally, now he has scored the first century of his career against the same team.
Muthusamy’s record
Muthusamy has accomplished many big feats with his century. In the last 15 years, only twice in India have number 7 batsmen scored a Test century and Muthusamy is one of them. Earlier in the year 2019, Quinton De Kock had done this. Muthusamy is the first South African batsman to score a Test century in India in the last 6 years. This feat was done by Dean Elgar in the year 2019.
Muthusamy’s name is included among the greats
Muthusamy has not played amazing innings only in India. He has also scored fifty plus scores in Pakistan and Bangladesh. He is only the fourth South African batsman to play an inning of more than fifty runs in India-Pakistan, Bangladesh. Before him, Temba Bavuma, Mark Boucher, Graeme Smith have done this feat.