Watch: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Nayar sing Bollywood hit at Kolkata hotel ahead of first T20I

The Indian team is set to play a five-match T20I series against England where the side will be led by Suryakumar Yadav. The series opener will be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and India will be hoping to continue their dominance in T20Is against a strong England team.

Apart from the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, the other player who is creating a lot of hype is Sanju Samson. The Kerala batter has a chance to impress the selectors once again even after missing out on the Champions Trophy squad and getting dropped from his state team. Though there is a lot of drama surrounding his selection the star wicketkeeper-batter has still found a way to enjoy himself. 

A video on social media has gone viral where Sanju is singing ‘Pehla Nasha’ from Aamir Khan’s classic movie ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ along with India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar during a Karaoke session in a Kolkata hotel. 

Check out the clip below- 

There was also friendly banter between Samson and T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav on social media as well where the former gave an Indian idol reference in the caption, asking if he would be invited to Mumbai to which the latter gave a hilarious reply in the comment section. 

“Nothing is impossible. Njan paadi (I sang). Mein Mumbai aa sakta hu (Can I come to Mumbai?),” Samson wrote on Instagram. 

“Aap Mumbai aa rahe hai lekin Chennai, Rajkot, Pune audition ke baad (You’re coming to Mumbai, but after auditions in Chennai, Rajkot, and Pune),” Surya replied. 

Suryakumar referred to the venues of the five-match series against England. After the first T20I which is to be held at Eden Gardens, the second T20I will be played at the Chepauk on January 25, The third will be played at the SCA in Rajkot January 28. The last two matches will be held in Maharashtra where the fourth game will be played at the MCA in Pune on January 31 and the last game will be played at the Wankhede on February 2.