Watch: 'Played to...'- Saurav Ganguly reacts to Sanju Samson's 97 in IND vs WI T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8

India is still celebrating the world-class knock of an unbeaten 97 runs at the opening position from their wicket-keeper batter, Sanju Samson, against the West Indies in the Super 8 fixture of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, as they have now qualified for the semi-finals of the event.

The CAB (Cricket Association of Bengal) president, Sourav Ganguly, has reacted to the knock of Sanju Samson, as he reckoned that the Kerala batter, who was excellent for his knock of 12 boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of 194 to the blue brigade in completing the chase by 199 runs by five wickets, should play consistently for India.

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“Samson is a very good player. He should consistently play for India in the white ball. He is that sort of player; when he gets in, he will hurt the opposition. He played to the serious situation. England will be a stronger opposition than the West Indies. So the approach of Indian batsmen should be to play according to the conditions.” Ganguly expressed after the game.

Saurav Ganguly desires to see Saju Samson consistently for India

With the qualification of the semi-final, India will now lock horns with the England side on March 05 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the Harry Brook-led side lost their previous group-stage clash against West Indies in the evening while chasing a decent score.

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Ganguly claimed that England would be a stronger opposition than the West Indies, as he suggested the Indian side take the right approach for the fixture according to the situation and the conditions. Meanwhile, Brook’s army has been in superb touch with three successive wins over Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and New Zealand.

In the last semifinal of the previous World Cup 2024, India faced the same opposition on the spin-friendly surface at Providence in Guyana and won the game after their spinners ran through the middle order of the England side, while the upcoming clash is expected to be the battle of their batters.