T20 World Cup 2026: India secured a ticket to the semi-finals by defeating West Indies in the knockout match. However, it would not have been easy for Team India to do this if Sanju Samson had not done wonders. Sanju Samson gave Team India a ticket to the semi-finals by playing an unbeaten inning of 97 runs in 50 balls against West Indies. By playing this inning, Sanju Samson not only brought success to India but also broke the records of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. After the match, Sanju Samson also revealed the secret of his success. He said that whatever he did, he learned it only by watching Virat and Rohit.
Learned by watching Virat-Rohit – Sanju Samson
After giving India the semi-final ticket, Sanju Samson said that he has seen great players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing. Have seen them doing their work. Samson said that even though he played 60 matches for India. But have seen Rohit-Virat playing in 100 matches. Sanju said that he learned how to be perfect by watching Rohit-Virat-Dhoni. Seeing them enhanced my experience. I was waiting for this day since my debut, the day I would play a special innings. This happened and it is the biggest day of my life.
In a conversation with Parthiv Patel after the match, Sanju Samson described his unbeaten inning of 97 runs as bigger than his three centuries scored in T20I.
‘Learned from Virat-Rohit’… now record broken
You know what Sanju Samson learned by watching Virat-Rohit, how much he learned, now please also know that he broke the records of both of them, so how did he surpass them? Sanju Samson scored unbeaten 97 runs in 50 balls against West Indies at a strike rate of 194, which has now become the highest score by any Indian batsman in the T20 World Cup. In this matter, Samson has broken the record of Virat Kohli, who had scored unbeaten 82 runs.
Sanju Samson’s unbeaten inning of 97 runs is also the second highest score by an Indian bat in the T20 World Cup. In this case, Suresh Raina is on top with 101 runs. Sanju Samson has come second leaving Rohit Sharma behind. Rohit had scored 92 runs in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
What did Suryakumar Yadav say for Sanju?
Regarding Sanju Samson’s innings, Suryakumar Yadav said after the match that good always happens with good people. They work hard. They have stamina. They wait for their turn. Samson has done all these things, for which he has now got the fruits.
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