India, March 2 -- The inconsistency was frustrating, but life too had been unfair to Sanju Samson. So, when he finally blazed an unbeaten 50-ball 97 against West Indies at Eden Gardens on Sunday night to ease India into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over West Indies, the 31-year-old was emotional, calling it "one of the greatest days of my life".

Samson has been in, out, in, and then again out of the eleven, all in the span of just over a month. In the five T20Is against New Zealand in late January, Samson's scored 10, 6, 0, 24, 6-46 runs at an average of 9.20. India were convinced he had got enough chances, so he was excluded for Ishan Kishan who had blitzed through domestic cricket and cemented his place in that ...