Sanju Samson's Staggering Victory Sets India on Course for a Dominant Title!
Sanju Samson still cannot believe India won the 2026 T20 World Cup at home. He was the Player of the Tournament. Samson believes India's young talent will bring more such victories.
He scored 321 runs in five matches. Mohammed Siraj also joined the squad late and won his second World Cup medal.
Sanju Samson, the standout performer and Player of the Tournament in India’s 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup victory, admitted he still wakes up in disbelief at winning the title on home soil. Yet, he is confident that India’s continuous stream of emerging talent ensures more triumphs in the years ahead. “Not yet, I am still like, when I get up in the morning, I'm like, 'has it really happened'.
So honestly, that's the feeling. But I feel that in the coming years, with the quality of players we have in our country, this is going to be repeated. The number of players who are coming up in India is definitely going to do this more and more often,” Samson told broadcasters at the BCCI awards in New Delhi on Sunday.
Samson’s tournament performance was extraordinary. Despite not being part of India’s starting XI, he amassed 321 runs in just five innings at a strike rate approaching 200. His innings included a match-winning 97* against West Indies in the Super Eight stage, followed by 89 in both the semi-final against England and the final versus New Zealand.