India, March 15 -- Sanju Samson cheated, but not before India secured a place in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup.

It was an innings that had come out of nowhere. In the lead-up to what was a virtual quarterfinal, Samson wasn't the player the media was discussing as one of the Indian players to watch out for. However, against all expectations, Samson scored an unbeaten 50-ball 97 to take India to the knockouts.

It must have been an exhausting night because the very next day when the team reached Mumbai for their semifinal against England at the Wankhede Stadium to be played on March 5, Samson asked his manager to arrange a cheat meal for him. Months of strict diet mattered little after the euphoria of the win against the Caribbean te...