Captain photo of the Royals of Rajasthan Sanju Samson© AFP
Jaipur:
The participation of the Captain of the Royals of Rajasthan Sanju Samson is in doubt for the Super Giants against Lucknow on Saturday while the franchise awaits the results of Scan on an injury by his side. Samson withdrew the injury after marking 31 out of 19 bullets due to a lateral tension suspected in the recent RR match against Delhi’s capital on Wednesday. The RR skipper seemed to be in discomfort after trying a vipraj nigam cutting, which prompted the physio to examine the left side of his rib cage. Although he faced the next delivery, Samson quickly left the field. The match ended with equality, RR losing in the Super Over. “Sanju felt a little pain in the abdominal region. So we left for the analyzes. He did some scans today, so we are waiting for the results of these analyzes. And then once we have a little more clarity around the analyzes and the gravity of (the injury), we will make a decision in the future and we will see what will happen,” Before the match on Friday.
Samson started IPL 2025 by recovering from a thumb injury and only played as a striker in the first three games. During this period, Riyan Parag intervened as a captain and should do so again if necessary.
Initially used as an impact player, Samson returned to full tasks as captain and ticket office after being eliminated by the center of excellence in Bengaluru, after the finger surgery last month. In his absence, Dhruv Jurel has managed the responsibilities of Guichet Guardian.
With Parag at the helm, RR suffered defeats in their first two games against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) but rebounded with a victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Gowahati. They followed this with a victory over the Kings of Punjab (PBKS) before losing their next three games. Consequently, they are currently eighth on the point table.
Dravid recognized that RR must improve their execution with the ball in the end of the sleeves. “We suffered a little with our death bowling alley. We conceded 77 in the last five, in the last game. The game earlier, we conceded 72. I think that is another area for us with which we have to improve, working with a little more of these skills.”
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