Sanju Samson praised Shai Hope’s knock for its ‘steadiness’ and explained that the Indian batters didn’t have the luxury of anchoring the innings themselves while chasing a big total. Registering his second T20I ton in three games, the West Indies skipper led his team to a series-levelling win in Hyderabad.
“He (Hope) is playing really well, we need to respect what he has been doing,” said Samson. “He has been playing some really good cricketing shots, not taking that much risk, so he is respecting the bowlers as well. We need to give the credit to him for the way he is batting and we are definitely switched on how to respond to him every game,” he added.
Samson himself got India off to a bright start in their pursuit of 248. He faced the bulk of the deliveries in the first-four overs, racing to 56 off 23 balls before falling at the start of the fifth. “When you are chasing a score like that, there is no second thought, you just have to back your instincts, you have to back your power playing game and that is what I did actually,” he explained.
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