Abhishek believes that Samson’s selfless decision helped create a positive atmosphere in the dressing room and allowed the players to bat with complete freedom. Earlier, Aakash Chopra thanks Gautam Gambhir for backing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as opener vs NZ.
During their successful chase, the Men in Blue have created a new T20I record with 118 runs without losing a wicket in the powerplay. Abhishek smashed a sensational 113 off just 38 balls, hitting 11 sixes and nine fours. He reached his half-century in only 15 balls and completed his fourth T20I century in just 35 deliveries in Wellington on Tuesday.
Sanju Samson sacrifices opening spot for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Actually, Sanju Samson had opened alongside Abhishek in the first T20I in Christchurch, where he scored 67 off 33 balls during India's successful chase of 226 and won the Player of the Match award. Amid this, Prasidh Krishna faces race against time for New Zealand ODIs.
However, India changed the batting order for the third T20I match, with Ishan continued to be sidelined, allowing Sooryavanshi to return to his usual opening role. Sanju Samson, who has mostly batted at the top, moved down to number three in Wellington.
The left-handed opening batter said that Samson’s approval played an important part in creating the freedom that helped India produce a record-breaking performance.
Abhishek Sharma hails Sanju Samson’s sacrifice, calls India a 'Champion Team'
The Punjab lad felt that the team's willingness to adjust positions happily showed strong unity and a team-first mindset. Abhishek said that this attitude is a big sign of a champion team, where players put the team's needs above personal roles.
Abhishek added, “Like Sanju Bhai played his innings in the last 2 matches, I feel everyone, someone is going at his position; they can feel yaar... but the way Sanju Bhai showed his character, I feel the whole team did; it was amazing. There is a lot of shuffling; anyone can bat at any number, and everyone bats happily. I feel this is a sign of a champion team.”
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