You can only dream where you want to go – Sanju Samson on his magical journey in the T20 World Cup 2026
Sanju Samson led the Indian charge in the last three games of the 2026 T20 World Cup for the reigning champions, knitting together a show the world would always cherish. He was also the Player of the Tournament for his incredible tally of 321 runs from just five games at a mind-bending average of 80.25 and a stunning strike rate of 199.38.
Talking on the sidelines of the 2026 BCCI Award functions, Sanju Samson made a bold prediction, stating that India will win many more World Cups in the coming years. He highlighted how India’s talent pool will reshape the entire course for the Men in Blue in the near future.
Underscoring the quality of youth being harnessed by India, Samson said, “I feel that in the coming years with the quality of players we have in our country, this is going to be repeated. The amount of players which are coming up and definitely India is going to do this more and more often."
Samson also opened up on how he had been dreaming of helping the Men in Blue win the T20 World Cup. He added, “You can only dream where you want to go, but you can't definitely ride the path towards it. So my life or my career has been one of the best examples. I definitely wanted to do this a couple of years ago. I wanted to win a World Cup for my country, but it had its own plan, its own script. So, but more like a movie. I enjoyed it.”
Samson continued, “As I said before, I wanted to do something like this, then I got pulled out of my journey, and then suddenly, the team wanted me to come and contribute, and that's when I actually mentally flipped a bit... I think, before that, in the New Zealand series, the focus was all about myself.”
Talking about the shift in focus in the T20 World Cup, Samson added, “But in the World Cup, the focus is all about the team, what the team requires. And in the Zimbabwe game, right from that moment, everyone wanted me to contribute. I had a role to play.”
Stating further, Samson said, “So that's when the shift happened and the confidence that, okay, 'the team needs you, Sanju', and let's do what you can the best. So that's where everything started from. And then I had the experience, I was working mentally. I was working physically, so I knew that I'm ready, and I knew that this is meant for me, so I just had to do what I know best."
