By Admin 
India achieved a spectacular victory by defeating Namibia by 93 runs in the T20 World Cup 2026 match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. There was a change in the Indian team in this match, because opener Abhishek Sharma was not fit. In his place, wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson was included in the playing eleven. Actually, regular opener Abhishek Sharma was not fit, due to which the team management once again expressed confidence in Samson.
Sanju Samson, who was struggling with form for a long time, could not capitalize on this opportunity and returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs in 8 balls. Aggression was definitely visible in his innings, but he could not prolong it and was out early. In such a situation, once again questions are being raised on his performance.
Made a special record in the debut match itself
Even though Sanju could not play a big innings with the bat, he has achieved an interesting feat in this match. This was his first match in the T20 World Cup. With this, Samson has become the second oldest Indian player to debut in the T20 World Cup at the age of 31 years and 93 days. In this matter, he left behind team captain Suryakumar Yadav, who had debuted in this tournament at the age of 31 years and 40 days.
The record for the oldest debut for India in the T20 World Cup is still in the name of Amit Mishra, who played his first match at the age of 31 years and 117 days.
Form became a cause of concern for Team India
Sanju Samson’s recent performance remains a matter of concern for the team management. Even in the series played against New Zealand before the T20 World Cup, he could not play a big innings.
At the same time, when Abhishek Sharma returns fully fit, the responsibility of opening may again fall on the shoulders of him and Ishan Kishan. In such a situation, it may be difficult for Sanju to make a place in the playing eleven in the upcoming matches.