India were the defending champions and looked like one of the strongest sides in the T20 World Cup, but during the start of their tournament, Abhishek Sharma's poor form had cost them the early upper hand in their home World Cup. The issue was resolved with Sanju Samson's heroic entry into the Indian XI.
The cricketer-turned-commentator, Sanjay Manjrekar, stressed the fact that the Indian team management was unfair with the wicket-keeper batter early on. India suddenly ignored his spectacular form in T20s and reinstated Shubman Gill into the side due to his prolific run in a Test series in England.
“With Sanju Samson, I think there were serious blunders committed. One is when Sanju Samson seemed to have come of age and recently got three T20 international hundreds in five innings against teams like South Africa. He was actually dropped down the order a few matches later, just after four or five innings, because Shubman Gill in England had a tremendous Test series.
Sanjay Manjrekar narrates how Samson's T20 World Cup redemption was written
He continued with Sanju, slowly losing form in the Asia Cup, where he was sent in to bat lower in the batting order. However, despite limited opportunities, Samson scored 132 runs in 4 outings in the Asia Cup, 5 runs more than Shubman Gill's 127 in 7 innings.
“Now, this is where fate comes in. Rinku Singh’s absence [actually Abhishek Sharma due to illness] in one of the games [against Namibia] got Sanju Samson to come back in, and Tilak Varma, who was struggling at No. 3, was pushed down the order [against Zimbabwe], and that is why Ishan Kishan was batting at No. 3.
A record three-match half-century streak from Sanju Samson to emerge as India's World Cup hero
Sanju's axing came despite the batter's dynamic form in 2024 for India in T20I cricket and limited opportunities to express himself in 2025; however, he had to eagerly wait for the right stage, and he did.
However, his true redemption came when India were almost in a knockout situation against the West Indies. His 97* off 50 balls helped them through to the semi-finals in a high-voltage chase, and then he looked unstoppable.
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