5 min readMar 2, 2026 02:29 PM IST With his knock of 50-ball knock of 97 runs against West Indies in what was a virtual quarter-final at Eden Gardens on Sunday night, Sanju Samson ensured that India made its highest successful run chase in T20 World Cup history. Samson’s knock, which was studded with 12 boundaries and four sixes, also was the highest score by any Indian batter in a run chase in the tournament’s history, surpassing Virat Kohli’s record knocks of 82 against Australia at Mohali in 2016 and against Pakistan in 2022. Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has showered praise on Samson’s impactful knock and shared how Sunday’s knock had everything in terms of timing, placement, power as well class. “It is Sanju’s special Samson today, and that innings was special, because just his calmness, his composure, and just the sublime touch right through that innings. You had everything. You had timing, you had placement, you had explosive power, you had class and what I liked best was even with wickets falling …