Putting his money where his mouth is, Sanju Samson struck a sparkling century on Day Two of the warm-up fixture, here at the Jadavpur University campus ground against Sri Lanka. Prior to the match, Samson had said that the two-day warm-up fixture may be just a diurnal routine for the experienced Sri Lankan cricketers, but for his young Board President's XI team, it was an ideal platform to showcase their talent. Lending credence to his comments, Samson bailed his team out of choppy waters after they lost two early wickets to the medium pace of Lahiru Thirimanne. Wicketkeeper-batsman Samson was given a reprieve when he was on nought, but thereafter looked untroubled by any of the bowlers.

Sanju Samson celebrates his century in the warm-up tie v Sri Lanka yesterday. Pic/PTI