Sanju Samson's incredible six against Bangladesh leaves Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri, and Harsha Bhogle in awe

New Delhi: India’s wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson left everyone speechless with a stunning shot over the covers to Mustafizur Rehman. Opening the innings, Samson brought early Diwali celebrations to the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad by scoring his first century in T20 internationals. His innings was highlighted by a remarkable 8 sixes, with 5 of them coming in a single over. While the cricketing world was amazed by Samson's 5 sixes in an over, it was his shot in the 8th over against Mustafizur that truly captured everyone's attention. The powerful hit over the cover region for a six had even Gautam Gambhir and Ravi Shastri in awe.

Mustafizur Rahman bowled a back-of-length delivery outside off. Samson took one step back to put himself in the perfect position and then hit the ball over the cover region for a six, making it look effortless. Ravi Shastri’s stunned reaction to Samson’s hit can be heard in the video.

Sanju Samson on a roll!

A MAXIMUM over extra-cover off the back foot

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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2024

The shot even made Harsha Bhogle bow down to Samson’s skills on social media. “Did you just see Sanju Samson hit that 6 off the Fizz? Requires extraordinary skill to play it. Some player!,” he wrote on X.

Did you just see #SanjuSamson hit that 6 off the Fizz? Requires extraordinary skill to play it. Some player!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 12, 2024

Sanju Samson hasn’t always managed to make his opportunities in T20Is count, resulting in his topsy-turvy career with the national team. The batter, however, has learned with experience and is ready to deliver better results for the Indian team.

“The dressing room energy and the boys are happy for me. It can get frustrating, I could have done much better. With lots of experience, I know how to deal with the pressure. Playing for the country, you come in with a lot of pressure. That pressure was there, I wanted to perform. I kept reminding myself that I should stick to my basics. In the last series, I got two ducks. The team management backed me. I have been trying to do something like this (five sixes in an over), I was chasing that and it happened today.”