Hilarious moment as Hardik Pandya collapses with laughter, Suryakumar and Arshdeep left stunned as Samson clinches Player of the Match title

Sanju Samson was the star of the show as India achieved a historic whitewash against Bangladesh. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batter made history by scoring a blistering 111 runs off just 47 balls, becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in T20 internationals. In a breathtaking display of power-hitting, Samson reached his ton in just 40 balls, including hitting five sixes in one over. He also became the second-fastest Indian to reach this milestone. His partnership with captain Suryakumar was instrumental in India posting their highest-ever T20I total of 297/6. The duo put on a remarkable 173-run stand for the second wicket, setting the stage for a commanding victory. India's bowlers then put up a stellar performance, restricting Bangladesh to just 164 for seven. Sanju Samson's incredible innings and the team's all-round performance ensured a memorable victory for India, cementing their dominance in the series.

There were loud cheers for Samson, who finally proved his worth, and earned himself a longer rope in the format, not just from the crowd, but also from the teammates themselves. In fact, when Samson was awarded the Game-Changer award and the Player of the Match trophy, most of the Indian players couldn't keep calm. Visuals showed that all-rounder Hardik Pandya fell on the ground laughing, while Suryakumar and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh seemed to cheer the loudest. Other players like Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma and Abhishek Sharma joined in as well.

The reaction from the fellow Indian players left presenter and former India cricketer Murali Kartik curious during the post-match presentation as he asked Samson about it, and the Kerala-based cricketer too, seemed amused.

"The dressing room energy and the boys really have lots of happiness for me. I am very happy. They are happy that I did well," he said looking at his teammates.

Samson also opened up on how the India leadership group backed him despite his failures in the Sri Lanka series earlier this summer, where he incurred back-to-back dismissals for duck.

He said: "The dressing room and the leadership group which we have, they keep telling me, "I know what type of talent you have and we back you no matter what," Not in words, in actions also they've shown me. In the last series I got two ducks and went back to Kerala thinking, "kya hoga bhai," but they backed me in this series and I am very happy that I gave something to smile for my captain and coach."