Dubai, March 7 -- In-form India opener Sanju Samson figured in the eight-man shortlist for the World Cup Player of the Tournament announced by the ICC on Friday. The other nominees are England's Will Jacks, Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan, South Africa's Lungi Ngidi and captain Aiden Markram, New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert, and American bowler Shadley van Schalkwyk. Samson lit up the World Cup with consecutive Player-of-the-Match performances. The opener smacked a 42-ball 89 against England in the semifinal on Thursday. Before that, his 50-ball 97 laid the foundation of the defending champions' five-wicket win over the West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal. The wicketkeeper-batter has so far amassed 232 runs at an average of 77.3...