Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 30 -- Cricket has a way of weaving stories that go beyond runs and wickets, and tomorrow's 5th T20I between India and New Zealand at the Greenfield International Stadium is one such tale.
The spotlight will undoubtedly fall on Sanju Samson, returning to his home state for the first time in this series. A man of exquisite timing and elegant stroke play, Samson now has the stage set to make the fans roar and, more importantly, to write himself into the story of this series finale.
India come into this match with a slight psychological edge, having won three of the four T20Is so far, but the 50-run defeat in the fourth encounter served as a stark reminder that nothing in modern T20 cricket can be taken for granted. T...