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“I will tell you one incident about Rahul Dravid. When KCA had tried to disregard Sanju and destroy his career, Dravid ji had interfered in the matter. Wherever Sanju is at today, he owes it to Rahul Dravid. I have not forgotten anyone who has given us warmth and generosity. When action was being taken against Samson, they had given up his kit and everything else. Then, one day, we were all sad and sitting at home when Sanju got a call from Rahul sir. Sanju was overjoyed. He picked up the phone crying. The mood in the house was sombre,” Samson Viswanath mentioned on Sports activities Immediately.
“After keeping down the phone, he told me ‘it was Rahul sir’. He said ‘Sanju, I understand all that is happening with you. They are all jealous of you. Tu chinta mat kar (Don’t worry). Don’t get your morale down. I have taken care of it. You keep training and get ready for NCA’. He operated at a level higher than the KCA and took Sanju under his wings,” he added.
Within the first match of the continued T20I collection, India received the toss and elected to area. England misplaced wickets at common intervals, with solely skipper Jos Buttler (68 off 44 balls, with eight fours and two sixes) placing up a struggle for the Three Lions. England was restricted to 132 in 20 overs.
Chakravarthy (3/23) was the highest wicket-taker for India, whereas Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel every took two wickets.
Within the run-chase, Sanju Samson (26 off 20 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six) placed on a 41-run stand with Abhishek Sharma (79 off 34 balls, with 5 fours and eight sixes), who single-handedly led India to victory with seven wickets and 43 balls to spare.
Varun Chakravarthy was awarded the ‘Participant of the Match’ for his stellar bowling efficiency.
(With PTI inputs)
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