Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson reacted to the defeat against West Indies. He praised the batting of Tilak Varma and Nitish Reddy, stating the team was in the game until the end.
India's star opening batsman Sanju Samson has given his reaction after the defeat in the fourth T20 match against West Indies. He stated that while chasing a big target, Indian batsmen did not get enough opportunity to stabilize the innings.
According to Samson, when Tilak Varma and Nitish Reddy were batting, the Indian team was fully in the game. He has also strongly supported the team's top-order batsmen.
At one point during the match, India's score was 130/5 in the 12th over. After this, Tilak Varma and Nitish Reddy together formed an important partnership of 70 runs.
Samson explained that these two young players were batting very well under pressure. They faced the West Indies bowling line-up bravely and maintained control over the match.
Samson said it is a very good thing for these two youngsters to perform like this even after losing five wickets. Until that moment, India was in the race to win.
West Indies captain Shai Hope scored a brilliant century in this match. Thanks to his innings, West Indies achieved a series-leveling victory.
Samson praised Hope, saying that he is playing very well and we should respect him. Hope played excellent cricketing shots without taking much risk.
According to Samson, Hope respected the bowlers and he should be given full credit for the way he batted.
Chasing a massive target of 248 runs, Sanju Samson gave India a stormy start. He faced most of the balls in the first four overs.
Samson played an innings of 56 runs off 23 balls. He said that when chasing such a big score, you just have to trust your intuition and your power playing game.
Although Samson was happy with his innings, he expressed regret that he could not lead the team to victory. He wanted his innings to contribute to the team's win.
In the match, Abhishek Sharma scored 29 runs off 24 balls, which was one of his slow innings. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan also returned to the pavilion after getting out early.
Despite this, Samson said that Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma are the best top two batsmen in the world. He said that one bad game does not diminish their ability.
Samson reminded that Abhishek had scored 69 runs in the last match and Ishan is scoring runs consistently. Therefore, it would not be right to demand more from them.
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