'Sanju, what else? Why didn't it work? So I did some soul-searching'

India opener Sanju Samson shut down his phone and social media accounts to ensure that he did not lose self-belief during a lean patch that ended with a match-winning nock in the door-die T20 World Cup game against the West Indies here.

- PTI

Samson smashed a 50-ball 97, dotted with 12 fours and our sixes, to steer the side home in a steep chase of 196 in the must-win Super Eight game here on Sunday.

The 31-year-old was brought back to the opening slot following India’s heavy loss to South Africa in the Super Eight opener, to break the left-handed monotony of the defending champions’ struggling top-order.

"Shot selection was something I kept working on. I did not want to change too much because I knew I had performed with the same setup, so I kept believing in myself, switched off my phone, switched off social media and listened to my own self," Samson said on Star Sports after India's five-wicket win here on Sunday.

"I am very happy it happened in a very special game.” Samson was, in fact, a lone warrior last night with some support from skipper Suryakumar Yadav (18) and Tilak Varma (27).