Team India had a dream run in the home World Cup, in which they won ten matches in a row before losing to Australia in the final. Despite the loss, Men in Blue ticked many checkboxes as they responded to pressure situations really well this time for most of the tournament.
Samson notched up a brilliant ton on Thursday, his first in 8 years of international cricket having made his debut in a T20I game against Zimbabwe back in 2015
He is India’s preferred No.4 for the past four years, but the weakness against the short ball has continued to trouble Iyer six years into his India career.