"Gautam used to wait for Sanju to do well for him to tweet. Gautam was a Sanju fan. He may still be a Sanju fan because of the way he batted. Firstly, he hit five sixes in an over. He said his mentor had asked him to do so. It came to my mind why his mentor didn't talk about six sixes," he added.

Sanju Samson's ton powered India to a record total of 297/6, their highest-ever in the format and second highest overall.

Sanju Samson poured his heart out after his maiden T20I century and revealed that he had doubts over his place in Team India after back-to-back ducks against Sri Lanka. He received the team management and captain's backing during this period and they informed him that he would be opening the innings against Bangladesh.