India, Jan. 28 -- Sanju Samson did not make a favourable start to the T20I series against England at home. In the two matches so far, he scored 26 and 5, and on both occasions was troubled by short deliveries from Jofra Archer. But in a bid to deny his former Rajasthan Royals teammate a third consecutive delight, Samson took a unique route during the practice session at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, the venue for the third T20I match of the series, on Monday.

The wicketkeeper-batter arrived at the Saurashtra Cricket Association ground on Monday with the rest of the Indian team for the third T20I, where the hosts will look to wrap up the series with a third straight win. However, unlike the rest of the batters, he padded up and wal...