Everything in my life has happened at the right time, asserts Sanju Samson

Kerala’s wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson made his List A debut seven years ago and got a call back to the Indian team for the upcoming T20Is against Bangladesh. In his only T20I innings for India, way back in 2015, a 20-year-old Samson had scored a forgettable innings of 19 runs. Meanwhile, he continued to play domestic cricket but his average of 30.82 does not do justice to him.

Always put amidst questions like how come it's taken so long for him to get his maiden List A hundred, Sanju Samson believes it was a serious relief since scoring a ton in itself answers major questions without having to promise to improve when asked repeatedly.

“Yeah, seriously, it was[a relife]. If you're not good enough and you're not scoring that hundred, then you can say that you will improve. But I have been playing some really good innings and getting out in the 90s or 89 not out and all that. I knew it would come.

"If you're desperate about it, it won't come. Everything in my life has happened at the right time, so I just have to keep on preparing and if it has to happen, it will happen. I was happy to wait this long - and when it happened, it was a double,” Samson was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

2018 was rather disappointing for the youngster who failed to score a hundred in any of the formats but a short period of rest ahead of this year’s season helped the gloveman relax and bounce back. His love for batting has increased with time and that shows in his results and he is enjoying his play this season.

“Before the start of the season, I had close to two-three months of rest. I didn't play any competitive games. I've really used the time to good effect. When you continuously play cricket for a long time, you tend to keep going with the motions. Having two to three months really helped me realise why I started playing cricket. The fun part [had been] lost.

"It was focusing more on the result and where I have to reach and what I have to do. Those three months have given me a more clear picture of why I started playing. I've started enjoying my cricket. I've started loving batting. Before, I used to bat for long because I had to bat. Now, I love to bat. The love towards my game has changed and automatically I think the results show. The more you enjoy something, the more it gives you back. That's what has changed and I'm really enjoying this season,” Samson added.