New Delhi, March 9 -- Miracles do happen. Having made his international career in 2015, it took Sanju Samson until late 2024 to come into serious reckoning when he smashed T20I hundreds in Hyderabad, Durban and Johannesburg, with all three coming in within five weeks. The 2025 didn't go well for the Kerala batter as he battled injuries, thus resulting a dip in form.

What followed was a change in batting position. From being a opener to batting at no.5, Samson tried to fit in all possible manner. But a series of low cores - 10, 6, 0, 24, and 6 - against New Zealand in a T20I series prior to the T20 World Cup 2026 saw him lost his place to Ishan Kishan at the top.

By his own admission, Samson was broken from inside. But the right-hander h...