Kolkata, March 2 -- Sanju Samson revealed that he switched off his phone, social media and "did some soul-searching" to put his lean patch behind him, following his match-winning 97* against West Indies in a do-or-die T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s clash on Sunday, to help Team India secure a semifinal berth in the tournament.

Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 97 off 50 balls, helping India chase down a competitive 196-run target to guide Suryakumar Yadav's side to a five-wicket win in a must-win clash of the ongoing World Cup, at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

Notably, Samson had endured a string of low scores ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026. In the five-match T20I series against New Zealand at home, Samson managed just 46 runs across five-innings...