Ravi Shastri praised Sanju Samson for his mental toughness and match-winning form in the T20 World Cup, calling him “come of age” after consecutive standout innings, while urging India to continue backing struggling opener Abhishek Sharma ahead of the final against New Zealand

Ravi Shastri pointed out that the last time the "Men in Blue" faced England, Abhishek smashed 135 runs, which is the highest T20I score by an Indian batsman