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Sanju Samson's much-anticipated return to T20I cricket after India's 2024 World Cup triumph didn't go according to plan. Facing Sri Lanka early in 2024, the wicketkeeper-batter was dismissed for zero in both matches. The twin failures brought back old fears memories of being dropped after just a couple of games in earlier years.
Speaking on Ravichandran Ashwin's podcast, Samson recalled how head coach Gautam Gambhir stepped in at his lowest point. "I was feeling down in the dressing room and Gauti bhai noticed," Samson said. "When I told him I had two chances but failed, he just smiled and said, 'So what? Only if you get 21 ducks...