Kolkata, March 3 -- On his knees, arms slightly spread, palms upturned, the image of Sanju Samson looking up will linger long after the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup ends. Like his shots on Sunday, Samson then chose his words carefully. Grateful and thankful figured in his first reaction to the match-winning effort of 97 not out. In an international career with more stops than starts, it fit that Samson, 31, would be on the fringes when the competition began. Had India's left-hander heavy batting order fired, Samson would have been remembered more for being the archetypal Malayali in a Premier League promotional being aired during the World Cup. The journey from the dug-out to the den, from relative anonymity to adulation, began with 15-ball 24 ...