Later this month, Sanju Samson will play in his maiden World Cup after being selected for the main competition in the Americas and added to the 15-man team. After years of inconsistent play and limited opportunities, Samson’s turn to shine in the Indian Premier League finally arrived this season. He performed brilliantly for the Royals of Rajasthan. Samson, who defeated KL Rahul in the competition for a spot in the T20 World Cup with 385 runs at a scorching strike rate of 161.08 in nine games, is now India’s second wicketkeeper along with Rishabh Pant.
It was just the beginning for Samson, though. India’s tournament campaign has begun, but there are still problems to be resolved. Will the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter include excellent players like Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, and others in the middle order? If he bats at all, when will he bat and where? Even if they could be brought up during Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma’s press conference after the squad selection on Thursday, Samson isn’t very concerned about them just yet.
Right now, the Rajasthan Royals’ skipper is concentrated on winning the Indian Premier League and playing well for his team.
Samson said, “That’s a very tricky question,” in response to a query about whether he planned to bat at a specific position during the first international competition, as reported by Star Sports.
We considered it very carefully, as all eyes are on the batting stances. When and where will 91 club play batting? At bat, Sanju is going to lead the way. On the other hand, I think the squad should strive for the IPL title. Right now, the most crucial thing is to win the Indian Premier League. Samson thinks that this is the sole objective the players ought to be concentrating on.
After winning eight of their last nine games, Samson’s Rajasthan Royals are now atop the jeetbuzz IPL 2024 rankings. Samson has guided RR into three extremely consistent seasons over the last two, and as a result, they are virtually guaranteed a postseason position in the league. In their 2022 season encounter, the Gujarat Titans defeated the Royals.