New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar decoded Sanju Samson's pattern of dismissal in the recently concluded T20I series against England.

The short-length delivery is one of the oldest tricks in cricket that has survived the wrath of time while holding on to its lethal nature. Among its many users, the West Indies speed demons from the era of 1980 to 2000 were the most proficient.

For Samson, it wasn't the length that troubled him but the speed at which the ball came to him and the technique he implemented to overcome it. Samson's entire series was summed up in his failed attempts to try to execute a pull shot.

Five matches, five different venues and five dismissals for Samson to Mark Wood, Jofra Arch...