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India’s Sanju Samson scoring the winning runs during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and West Indies, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Sunday on March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday (March 2, 2026) backed Sanju Samson to feature consistently in…
Sanju Samson was in his element in the chase against West Indies. | Photo Credit: K R DEEPAK Gautam Gambhir does know a thing or two about chases. In the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka, he top-scored with a 97 in a winning cause. Cut to the present, in his avatar as the…
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India’s Sanju Samson celebrates after scoring the winning runs. | Photo Credit: K R DEEPAK Sanju Samson (97 n.o.) was the spine as India held its nerve on a Sunday (March 1, 2026) of delight at the Eden Gardens. The Men in Blue defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the ICC T20 Super…
Sanju Samson during warm up practice session on February 24, 2026, ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between India vs Zimbabwe at MAC Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Less than 48 hours after wilting against South Africa, the Men in Blue limbered up at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on…
Sanju Samson, left, with India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav during a training session. File photo. | Photo Credit: PTI India, having sealed the five-match series in Guwahati earlier this week, will turn its attention to a few lingering concerns when it faces New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Wednesday (January 28,…
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In sport, coaches usually adapt a system to the strengths of the players available rather than the other way around. Players come with different skill sets: the left-arm spinner who is also a terrific fielder, the frontline batter who can bowl a few holding overs and maybe even pick up a wicket or two and…
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Indian players celebrate after their win against South Africa in the fourth T20 cricket match at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday (November 15, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP India head coach for South Africa tour V.V.S. Laxman has hailed the T20 International series triumph as “a special effort” after his team…
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India’s Suryakumar Yadav and teammates walk back to the pavilion after the team loses to South Africa by 3 wickets in the 2nd T20 match, at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. | Photo Credit: ANI Indian batting line-up needs to get its mojo back against a resurgent South Africa to regain the lost ground on…
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Sanju Samson will look to continue his domination of the bowlers but India need more stability in the top order when they clash with South Africa in the second T20I South Africa, aiming to extend their superior run in the shortest format, in Gqeberha on Sunday (November 10, 2024). Samson’s stunning 107 off 50 balls…
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Captain Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson are seen during the third T20 international against Bangladesh in Hyderabad on October 12, 2024 | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak After winning the toss and electing to bat, Indian batsmen were on a rampage and took the Bangladesh bowlers by the scruff of the neck and scored a massive…