NEW DELHI: Workforce Bharat opener Sanju Samson’s blistering knock of 107 runs off 50 balls within the first T20I towards South Africa displayed his hitting acumen in high-pressure conditions on Friday.
Reflecting on his method nearest the innings, Samson described how he had entered “a zone” all over his record-equalling innings in Durban, permitting his herbal sport to sparkle.
“I was in a zone, it was automatically flowing, so I let it flow. If the ball is there to be hit, go for it. Focus on one ball at a time and that helps. The wicket does play a big role here, extra bounce and coming from India we do take time to understand the wicket. There’s a huge wind blowing from one end and their bowlers bowled very well, our bowlers too would like to copy from them,” Samson remarked within the mid-innings interplay.
“If I think a lot, I will get emotional,” he admitted, exhibiting his want to stick grounded and steer clear of overthinking. “I waited for this presen for 10 years. I’m more than happy, thankful, and blessed,” the batter added.
Samson’s innings, studded with ten sixes and seven fours, tied Rohit Sharma’s record for the most sixes by an Indian in a T20I inning.
The powerful performance was also Samson’s second consecutive T20I century, marking him as the first Indian to accomplish this feat and adding him to an exclusive global list of players like Gustav McKeon, Rilee Rossouw, and Phil Salt who have hit back-to-back T20I hundreds.
“The wicket does play a big role here, extra bounce and coming from India we do take time to understand the wicket. There’s a huge wind blowing from one end and their bowlers bowled very well, our bowlers too would like to copy from them,” he additional defined.
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Samson’s innings positioned Bharat at an impressive general of 202/8, surroundings the level for a robust bowling efficiency.
With this century, Samson has now surpassed MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant with 3 50+ T20I rankings as a wicketkeeper, becoming a member of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan on the supremacy amongst Indian keepers.
