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The Royals of Rajasthan monitor Sanju Samson on a “daily base” after their regular skipper was sidelined due to secondary tension, said head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday. Samson has missed three games to date due to The Niggle – against Lucknow Super Giants, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, and should also miss the next RR confrontation against Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Dravid said that while Samson recovers well, the franchise would not want to precipitate the goalkeeper.
“Sanju recovers well, but we just have to take it day by day. It is a lateral deformation and sometimes these side strains can be a little delicate and we do not want to hurt him in the long term,” replied Dravid to the request of PTI on the RR skipper on Star Sports Press Room.
“We monitor him daily and we will see how he stops. Each day we get reports if they are available or not, so we will take it day by day and see how it goes, but it is very well maintained,” he added.
It can be remembered that Samson had recovered from finger surgery after suffering a blow during the T20I series against England in February, which had forced him to play the first IPL matches as a specialized striker.
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