Sanju Samson, the current skipper of Rajasthan Royals said that until last year he never felt like leading RR in IPL.
Sanju Samson, the new captain of RR confessed that he never felt himself in a leadership role for his team in IPL. He also said that a lot of things are going in his head but he wants to keep things simple ahead of IPL 2021.
The Kerala born wicket-keeper batsman had joined the franchise in 2013 when he was only 19 years old. Since then, he has become an important part of the franchise.
After getting an eight spot in IPL in the previous season, Steve Smith was released from the squad to place Sanju Samson as a skipper of RR.
Samson also stated that Manoj Badale had asked him personally to take the role of captaincy. He expressed his happiness after being announced for the big role. He had recently led Kerala in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy earlier this year.
“I am happy to take on this role”
“I am very much looking forward to leading the Royals. Definitely, a lot of different thoughts are going through my mind, but I would like to keep it simple. I am happy to take on this role. To be very honest, until last year, I never felt that I may possibly be the leader of the Royals. Our lead owner, Manoj Badale, told me that the franchise wants me to lead the team and asked me to take up this role,”
Samson was quoted saying on RR social media platform.
Samson will have a lot of responsibilities on his shoulder this season as a debutant captain. He will have players like Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler to back him during the play. Royals also appointed Kumar Sangakkara as a director of cricket in 2021.
Samson also mentioned that he is happy to work with the former Sri Lankan captain, Kumar Sangakkara who will take the supporting staff role for the first time in IPL.
“This is a dream come true, and it was very exciting to know that I will be working so closely with a legend like Kumar Sangakkara,”
said Sanju Samson.