The pivotal phone calls from coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav marked a turning point in Sanju Samson’s career after he scored a spectacular century against South Africa in the first Twenty20 International in Durban. India won the first match by 61 runs because to the wicketkeeper-batter’s spectacular 107 off 50 balls, which also gave them the lead in the three-match series.
Samson’s knock, which featured seven boundaries and ten soaring sixes, helped India reach 202/8 in the first inning, setting a new record for the highest individual score in Twenty20 Internationals between South Africa and India. David Miller’s 2022 Guwahati record of 106 not out was eclipsed with the knock. During the post-match conference following the opening match of the T20I series, Samson talked candidly about the help he had when things got tough.
Samson was cited by the Times of India (TOI) as saying in a news conference, “When you have a supporting captain like Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam bhai and VVS Laxman sir, they all support you during failures.”
After completing 7000 runs in T20 format, Sanju Samson
Furthermore, the 29-year-old talked specifically about how Suryakumar and head coach Gautam Gambhir’s private phone conversations assisted him in reworking his comeback. The management gave him practice tips, such as practicing spin bowling in Kerala on difficult wickets.
The manner in which they communicate with you on your shortcomings is crucial. It’s well knowledge that a player may lose focus during a bad period. He continued, “Gautam bhai and Surya called me a lot at that time to tell me what I needed to work on.
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Furthermore, Samson beat MS Dhoni, who needed 305 innings to reach the same milestone, and matched Robin Uthappa’s record by reaching 7,000 T20 runs in just 269 innings. Among the fastest Indians to attain this milestone, he is now tied for sixth place with KL Rahul at 197 innings.
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