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Suryakumar Yadav praised Sanju Samson: Praising Sanju Samson’s match-winning innings against West Indies, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, ‘I always say, good things happen to good people who wait, who have patience. When he was not getting opportunities, Sanju’s hard work behind the scenes bore fruit at the right time.
Surya praised Samson.
Kolkata. India won the semi-final ticket by registering a 5-wicket win against West Indies in the ‘Super-8’ match of T20 World Cup 2026. After the victory, captain Suryakumar Yadav described it as a ‘do or die’ match and said that the Indian players have shown tremendous spirit in this. Expressing happiness over reaching the semi-finals, the Indian captain said, ‘It is a great feeling. It was a ‘do or die’ match, in which the boys showed tremendous spirit. Suryakumar Yadav praised Sanju Samson a lot and said that good things happen to good people.
Samson played match winning inning of 97 runs
Sanju Samson could score only 22 runs against Namibia and 24 runs against Zimbabwe, but after this, in the decisive match against West Indies, he played an unbeaten inning of 97 runs with 4 sixes and 12 fours, playing 50 balls. On Sanju Samson’s innings, Suryakumar said, ‘I always say, good things happen to good people who wait, who have patience. When he was not getting opportunities, Sanju’s hard work behind the scenes bore fruit at the right time.
Surya praised Samson.
On his thoughts after West Indies’ innings, Surya said, ‘I felt that all the bowlers bowled as per the plan. We knew that the score of 200 could be chased here with dew, because the ball was coming on the bat well. Later the batsmen made small partnerships and that was the key to the victory.
What did Surya say after reaching the semi-finals?
On reaching the semi-finals, the Indian captain said, ‘I am very happy to reach there. The way we played the first match, we feel we deserve this place. The West Indies team, which came to bat first, scored 195 runs losing 4 wickets. In response, India registered victory despite losing 2 wickets till the score of 41.
Regarding the pressure, Suryakumar clearly said, ‘Expectations will always be there, but on the field you should know what you have to do. I told the boys that there will be pressure, people will have expectations, but it is important to show courage in such matches and take positive decisions even under pressure. There is no fun without pressure, there is pressure, butterflies fly in the stomach, but the real thing is how you understand and handle it.
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