South Africa captain Aiden Markram didn't turn away from lavishing praise on India's Sanju Samson for his sheer class on display during the opening T20I in Durban.
Sanju Samson is overwhelmed with emotion over his current stellar form, a milestone he's awaited for a decade. Samson etched his name into the record and history books after becoming just the fourth player to rack up back-to-back centuries in consecutive innings in T20Is.
Sanju Samson's fireworks and Varun Chakaravarthy's spin left South Africa in crumbles and India elated with a 61-run victory in the opening T20I at Kingsmead on Friday.
Sanju Samson's name went straight into the golden pages of the history book after he became just the fourth player to slam back-to-back centuries in consecutive innings in T20Is.
India's Sanju Samson became the first Indian cricketer to score two consecutive T20I hundreds. At Kingsmead in Durban on Friday, Samson blasted 107 off 50 deliveries, featuring seven boundaries and ten mammoth sixes.
Indian opening batter Abhishek Sharma continued his poor run in T20I cricket, registering yet another low score during the first T20I against South Africa at Durban on Friday
India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav welcomed the two uncapped players, all-rounder Ramandeep Singh and seamer Vijaykumar Vyshak following their maiden call-up for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa.
Suryakumar Yadav-led India will lock horns against Aiden Markram's South Africa in the first T20I match of the series on Friday at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.
Ahead of the first T20I match of the series against India, South Africa skipper Aiden Markram said that the Proteas always look forward to a series against the Men in Blue.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav claimed that his style of captaincy is completely different from the way he bats as he tries to give his players more "freedom and clarity."