Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh has praised Sanju Samson as India's next T20 captain after his unbeaten 38-run knock against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2024. Samson's performance was praised on Twitter, with Harbhajan praising Yashasvi Jaiswal's 104-run knock as proof of "class is permanent." He also suggested that there should be no debate about wicketkeeper batters in the Men in Blue squad and Samson should be included in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad.