Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 -- Indian cricketer and Player of the Tournament of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Sanju Samson, said he has a 'very old relationship with India head coach Gautam Gambhir'.

Speaking to the media in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, Samson said, "Gauti bhai (Gautam Gambhir) and I have a very old relationship. I think I met him when I was in KKR. He was the captain of the team and he also lives in Delhi. I also played in the same academy where he was...so it's a very long relationship and what has happened from there till now, I think cannot be expressed in words."

Samson amassed 321 runs in five innings in the tournament at an average of 80.25 and a strike rate of 199.37, hitting 27 fours and 24 sixes and ended as t...