IPL 2024: Sanju Samson celebrates 10 years with Royals; players laud skipper, say 'That’s the best captain'

Samson is celebrating his 10th day of joining the Royals connected Tuesday.

Royals' fielding manager Dishant Yagnik, who was the wicketkeeper facing an wounded erstwhile Samson took implicit the charge, said that helium told Samson would play for India 1 day.

"I told him to transportation guardant the franchise arsenic a wicketkeeper. And I told him that I knew that aft playing successful the IPL, helium would play for India 100 percent," PTI quoted Dishant arsenic saying.

Infact squad manager Romi Bhinder said that the pinkish colour started taking implicit Samson conscionable similar Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson and Shane Warne.

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"Sanju had successful caput to beryllium a Royal similar Rahul Bhai, Shane Watson and Shane Warne. That is erstwhile the colour started taking implicit him," helium added.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals took to X to station sentiment of teammates astir Sanju Samson, who made his debut for RR successful April 2013.

RR wrote, “He is simply a skipper whom I privation to triumph games for. That’s the champion captain", adding, “This one’s for you, Sanju Samson. (sic)"

Royals' young all-rounder Riyan Parag said that RR skipper was ever determination for him whenever helium felt down.

"It has been six players with him, Sanju Bhaiya. He ever had the beingness of being an existent captain. He was ever there. He was making those decisions connected the tract and disconnected it. He was ever a portion of the enactment group. He is the skipper I privation to triumph matches for. That is the champion skipper you tin have. The travel I had with RR, helium had the aforesaid travel for a longer play of time. Whenever I was down, whenever I was not scoring, helium was ever open. He has got a batch of emotions, helium wears them connected his sleeve. You cognize erstwhile helium is angry, happy. I similar to spot him blessed astir of the time," said Parag.

Samson IPL records:

Samson played 130 matches truthful acold for Royals and scored 3,475 runs astatine an mean of 31.02 and a onslaught complaint of 140.57. He besides has 2 centuries and 20 fifties successful his name, with a champion people of 119.

In the existent IPL 2024, RR skipper has scored 264 runs astatine an mean of 66.00, with 3 half-centuries. His champion people is 82 not out.

RR astatine IPL 2024:

Royals are starring the IPL points array with 10 points and a nett tally complaint of 0.767. They person 5 victories nether their loop portion losing another.

With bureau inputs. 

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Published: 16 Apr 2024, 08:21 PM IST