India, March 9 -- Justice has finally been done with Sanju Samson. Over the last few years, fans of the right-handed batter desperately wanted the team management and selectors to show faith in Samson and do justice by giving him constant chances in the playing XI across formats. However, as fate would have it, it was Samson himself who had done the "justice" with himself by realising his talent and playing to his potential in the T20 World Cup 2026. When the tournament began on February 7, no one would have expected the 31-year-old to play a key role in India's third T20 World Cup triumph, considering he was out of the lineup.

Just prior to the World Cup, Samson was way off colour in the series against New Zealand. His dip coincided wit...