This star batsman of Team India has a unique record in his name.Image Credit source: PTI

The current champion Indian cricket team is trying to win the T20 World Cup title for the second consecutive time. Last time Team India won this title in 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, this time Suryakumar Yadav has taken the lead to make this campaign successful. If this happens then India will become the first team to win the title 3 times. The names of some players of the team will be included in the list, which will lift the trophy for the second time. There will also be one batsman among them, who can have more World Cup trophies in his account than runs.

Yes, this may sound strange after hearing or reading but it is true. There is a player in Team India whose bat t20 world cup He did not score a single run, nor took any catch or wicket, but he has a World Cup trophy in his name. This trend may continue in the second consecutive World Cup also. This player is wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who is part of the Indian squad in the current T20 World Cup. Samson was also included in the Indian team in the last World Cup, when Team India won the title in Barbados.

Why such a record in the name of Samson?

Now let's talk about Samson's unique record. Actually Samson is the only player in the current Indian team who has a World Cup title in his name but does not have a single run in his name in the tournament. Now if you are wondering why is this? So the reason for this is not Sanju's poor form or that he could not open the account. In fact, in the last World Cup, he did not get a chance in even a single match.

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He was not a part of the playing-11 in a single match of T20 World Cup 2024. Team India had won the title without him coming to the crease. But not only in the last World Cup, but in the current tournament too, Sanju Samson has not got a place in the playing-11 in the first match of Team India. This is the reason why despite being a part of the squad in two consecutive T20 World Cups, he has not been able to score a single run yet.

Will Samson's story change this time?

However, this figure may change in this T20 World Cup 2026. Even in the second match of Team India on Thursday 12th February in Delhi, Sanju can get his first run. It still seems difficult for star opener Abhishek Sharma to play in this group match against Namibia. His health has been bad since the last match. He was even admitted to the hospital for 2 days before the second match, where after staying for 2 days, he was discharged on Wednesday. However, despite this, it is difficult for him to play in this match and in such a situation, Samson may get a chance to play in the T20 World Cup for the first time.