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Sanju Samson has seen a career rejuvination since opening in T20Is (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Sanju Samson revealed that he spoke to the Indian men\u2019s cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir, and their confidence helped him take up the role of opening in T20Is.<\/p>\n

Samson\u2019s international career has been marked by early promise, long intervals, and remarkable comebacks. Initially selected in 2014 for India\u2019s tour of England, he spent several years on the periphery, often serving as MS Dhoni\u2019s backup. He made his T20I debut in 2015 against Zimbabwe, but consistent opportunities were scarce, resulting in a four-year hiatus from the national team. He was recalled in 2019 but faced inconsistent form, making it difficult to secure a permanent spot.<\/p>\n

Sanju\u2019s breakthrough came in 2022 and hit his first T20I fifty against Ireland, followed by notable ODI performances, including an unbeaten 86 against South Africa. In November 2023, he scored his maiden ODI century against South Africa, earning the Player of the Match award.<\/p>\n

The year 2024 was historic, as part of India\u2019s T20 World Cup-winning squad, Samson scored three T20I centuries in consecutive series, including back-to-back hundreds in South Africa. He went on to register for the most T20I centuries in a single calendar year with three.<\/p>\n

What Did Sanju Samson Tell R Ashwin?<\/h2>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been on and off from the team and that was happening for a very long time. Honestly, that wasn\u2019t easy. It was not easy to have those kinds of feelings. I had already played some 8-9 years of international cricket and I\u2019d just played 15 games,” Sanju Samson told Ravichandran Ashwin on \u2018Kutti Stories with Ash\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was there, I was not there. And I always tried to keep myself in a positive frame of mind. I kept assuring myself that it would happen, and different people have different journeys. Your journey is different, and be mindful of that, and you will get there whenever you are meant to be\u2019. And suddenly the change happened after the [T20] World Cup.”<\/p>\n

\u201cGautam Bhai came in, and Surya came in as the captain. I was playing a Duleep Trophy game in Andhra. Surya was playing on the other team. That\u2019s when he said, \u2018Chetta, there\u2019s a huge opportunity coming up for you. We have seven games lined up and I\u2019m going to give you all seven games as an opener\u2019,” he added.<\/p>\n

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That was the boost of confidence that he needed after a few low scores, Sanju continued: \u201cI was like, \u2018Super. Seven games as an opener\u2019, it felt great that it came out of the captain\u2019s mouth.”<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then I played two games in Sri Lanka and got out for a duck in both of them. The memories of being in and out of the team started flooding in, and I thought that was it. I was a bit down in the dressing room, and Gauti bhai saw it.”<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came up to me and asked, what happened. I said, I got the chance, but got out for zero. He said, \u2018So what\u2019s the matter? I will remove you from the team only if you have scored 21 ducks\u2019.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThat kind of confidence from the captain and coach raised my confidence,” Sanju revealed.<\/p>\n

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