India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has said that despite two low scores in the first two T20Is against Bangladesh, he has had enough experience to shove those away and deal with pressures and failures since he has 'failed a lot'. He added that he can still do much better, not having had enough consistency on the international stage till now.
Samson hammered eight sixes and 11 boundaries to make 111 off just 47 balls while recording the second-fastest T20I hundred by an Indian, off just 40 balls. His brilliant century took India to a whopping 297/6 batting first.
“(I am) thrilled that they (teammates) are happy I did well. It can get frustrating knowing what you can do out there and I have also felt I can do much better," Samson said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2024
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“But, with playing so many games I know how to deal with pressure and my failures because I have failed a lot. Just focus was on the process and knowing you will do well," Samson added.
India's 297/6 was second in the all-time list of the highest T20I team totals behind Nepal’s 314 and ahead of Afghanistan’s 278/3 and India's highest score in the shortest format as well.
Samson brought up his century off 40 deliveries with a four off off-spinner Mahedi Hasan and celebrated with a roar and punch before getting melted into a tight embrace by his skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who starred with a 35-ball 75 as well.
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India are all set to play four T20Is against South Africa starting November 8 in Kingsmead. With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy beginning November 22, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill might not travel to the Rainbow Nation.
Even if they do, they won't be able to feature in the final T20I which is just a week before the Australia Tests, which ensures Samson will get some game time in the T20Is against South Africa.