Sanju Samson expressed his happiness after scoring a hundred in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday, October 12 as well. He also said he has learned to deal with the pressure following his failures in the past, which helped him finally smash in the third game.

He said (via Cricbuzz): “[On his victory punch] It has a long story. I have been trying to do something like this [five sixes in an over], I was chasing that and it happened today. It can get frustrating knowing what you can do out there and the way I have been batting, I thought that could have done much better. Those thoughts keep coming in your head. With lot of experience and so many games I have played, I know how to deal with the pressure and failures.”

“I have failed a lot, so I know how to manage my mind accordingly. I keep telling myself I just need focus on the process, keep doing my training, keep believing in myself and one day it’ll come soon. I kept reminding myself I just need to keep it as basic as possible, focus on one ball at a time, keep playing my shots,” Samson further added.

However, Sanju Samson further showed his gratitude to the team management led by head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav for showing faith in him. He also played in the Bangladesh series despite two back-to-back ducks in Sri Lanka T20Is as well.

“The dressing room and the leadership group which we have, they keep telling me, ‘I know what type of talent you have and we back you no matter what,’ Not in words, in actions also they’ve shown me.”In the last series I got two ducks and went back to Kerala thinking, ‘kya hoga bhai,’ [What will happen?] but they backed me in this series and I am very happy that I gave something to smile for my captain and coach,” he concluded.