It means the whole world to me – Samson on Kolkata epic

Sanju Samson utilized his gift of timing in a successful chase of 196, India’s highest in T20 World Cups. He fetched 12 fours and 4 sixes, holding his shape right till the home stretch as a whippy maximum off Shamarh Joseph put India on the brink of victory.

“I’ve only played maybe 50-60 games, but I’ve seen around 100 games,” Samson remarked. “I’ve seen the greatest people finish games and how they change their game according to the game situation. So, the last game in Chennai against Zimbabwe, we were batting first, so it was all about setting a very high score, so that’s how I wanted to go big, right from ball one. But this game was completely different, I think as soon as I wanted to go a bit higher, we were losing wickets, so I wanted to build a partnership and wanted to keep on focusing on my process.”

“It means the whole world actually to me,” Samson said after playing a significant role in India qualifying for the semi-finals. “I think right from the day I started playing, I started dreaming to play for the country. I think this is the day I was waiting for and very grateful and very thankful. I’ve always had a very special journey with lots of ups and downs. I’ve kept on doubting myself, kept on thinking what if? Can I make it? But I kept on believing and thanks to the Almighty for actually blessing me today, so I’m very happy.”