Samson didn’t play a match when part of India’s squad at the 2024 T20 World Cup and entered the 2026 event following a glut of low scores in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
But with Abhishek Sharma struggling to find his best form, Samson found his touch to peak at the right time and help deliver India yet another t20 World Cup title.
“Right after the New Zealand series, I was broke. I was completely out of my mind. I felt like my dreams had shattered. I thought, ‘OK what else can I do’?” Samson said.
“But God had different plans. I suddenly came back into the crucial games, and did what I could for the country. I’m very proud and happy that I was courageous enough to dream about it and things have turned up nicely for me, so I’m really grateful.
“To be very honest, this entire process started one-two years before, when I was with the 2024 World Cup winning team in West Indies. I couldn’t get a game, but I kept on dreaming, kept on visualising, kept on working. This is exactly what I wanted to do then. I thought I needed to put in so much work that this is exactly what I wanted to achieve. By God’s grace today things have turned around.”
