Delhi: Ever since Sanju Samson has become the captain of Rajasthan Royals (RR), the team’s performance has seen an improvement. In IPL 2022, Samson made history, when the team led by him made it to the final for the first time after 2008. Due to reaching the playoffs twice in the four seasons, his captaincy is being praised a lot.
Hetmyer praises Sanju
West Indies batsman and his fellow player Shimron Hetmyer also appreciated Samson’s captaincy. He hoped that in future Samson would get a chance to captain the Indian team as well.
Hetmyer said in a conversation with Cricket.com, “I consider Sanju Samson a great captain and always take full care of my team.
It is worth noting in this statement of Hetmyer that Samson also remains calm like former Indian captain MS Dhoni. At the same time, both are also wicketkeeper-batsmen, due to which the fans hope that Sanju can also become a successful captain like Dhoni.
Samson’s IPL captaincy record
| Captain | Team | Play matches | Live | Loser | Untouchable | Victory percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | 61 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 51.67% |
Happy to work with Rahul Dravid
Hetmyer was associated with Rajasthan Royals in the last mega auction and the franchise has retained him for Rs 11 crore. After working for two years with Kumar Sangakkara, he is now excited about getting the opportunity of training under the guidance of former Indian coach Rahul Dravid.
He said, “Initially, there was a pressure on the price, but now my attention is only on my performance.
In IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals will play their first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on 23 March. Now it will be seen how this season team performs under the captaincy of Sanju Samson.
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