“That was my turning point” - Sanju Samson reveals the turning point of his international career

Indian explosive keeper-batter Sanju Samson has revealed that getting his first international century against South Africa in Paarl in December 2023 has completely changed his mindset and career.

Speaking on the Sports Cast Podcast, Samson has asserted that until you prove it to people, you don’t get acceptance. He also reckoned that after his maiden international century, he had managed to convince himself that he was made for the highest level of the game.

“I think that was getting my first international hundred in South Africa. I was in and out of the side, playing a few games here and there. I knew deep down that I was good enough to play at the international level, the biggest stage cricket has ever seen. But until you prove it to people, you don’t get acceptance,” Sanju said on the Sports Cast Podcast.

“After that hundred, I don’t know what people were saying, but in my own head, I was totally convinced that yes, Sanju, you are made for this level. That was the moment when a lot of things changed internally. It was a series decider, and I knew if I didn’t perform, I could be dropped. So when I scored that challenging hundred, I told myself, if you can do this, you are meant for something even bigger,” he added.

“After that, I went into the IPL, scored 500-600 runs, got into the T20 World Cup squad, and started scoring centuries. That was my turning point,” he noted.

Interestingly, his maiden international century knock in South Africa turned out to be Samson's last ODI in December 2023. However, he later turned out to be a constant part of the Indian T20I set-up. Interestingly, he has been omitted from the forthcoming ODI series against Australia Down Under, starting on October 19.

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