India, March 1 -- Sanju Samson has at last silenced all the critics and all the noise around him. He has repaid the faith that Gautam Gambhir has shown in him, even when the world was against the selection of the wicket-keeper batter. The Kerala-born batter has finally translated his supreme talent into a substantial contribution for his nation and his team on the biggest stage of all, the World Cup, in a virtual knockout.

With South Africa already through from Super 8 Group 1 and Zimbabwe eliminated, the India vs West Indies match was a virtual quarter-final. The winner of the match was to progress to the semi-finals. That made every boundary and every over a lever - and West Indies with a savage late surge, shaped the kind of total tha...