When the India selectors sat down to pick the T20 World Cup squad, Sanju Samson became the answer to an important question. Who opens with Abhishek Sharma: Samson or Shubman Gill?

(The Conversation) — The biblical figure of Samson has long been understood as a man of brute strength, a warrior on the margins of society whose story is often defined by violence and destruction.

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Samson’s story is told in the Book of Judges, Chapters 13-16. In the biblical ...