IPL 2019 | India is the world’s best team, hard to get into it, claims Sanju Samson

In April 2017, Sanju Samson had become the youngest Indian batsman to score 1000+ runs in the Indian Premier League that led the youngster to make his debut for the national team in 2015 against Zimbabwe. However, Sanson has since failed to make it back into the team ever despite having decent scores on the Indian domestic circuit.

"If you are smart enough and you see the Indian team, it's the world's best team, it's not so easy to get into the team. If the role in which you want to go is performed by the legend MS Dhoni, you can't expect to replace him. It's about getting more real. I know that I am in the right direction and I know that I have the potential to be there. It's just about the right time and right moment. And it will happen automatically," Samson told Firstpost in a recent interview.

"The hunger is a lot, that's why we practice hours and hours. Without the hunger and motivation, you can't keep practicing in the hot sun throughout the day. There is a lot of hunger inside me and I am sure, if I work in the right way, I will be there.

"I come from a country called India. If you look at the players playing in the Indian jersey, if you even look at a match India plays, you get motivated. People like Virat Kohli scoring hundreds each and every match, MS Dhoni bhai finishing games. Kedar Jadhav did it too against Australia in Hyderabad. If you need motivation you just need to switch on the TV and watch an India game. It's more than enough. There are legends coming up in each and every generation, like Virat Kohli bhai, Ajinkya bhai, Dhoni bhai and a lot of people coming up. So you need to learn what all they are doing in the matches and need to raise your standards to be there," the Kerala wicket-keeper-batsman says.