IPL 2021 | Sangakkara sees encouraging signs in Samson’s knock
The Hindu
The next time I believe he will hit 10 yards further to win us a game, says Royals’ director of cricket
How captaincy would impact Sanju Samson’s batting was one of the questions asked ahead of the IPL. On Monday night at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the new skipper of Rajasthan Royals provided the answer in a most emphatic style. He played one of the great knocks in a lost cause at the IPL. His 119 off 63 balls fell shot by a few yards — quite literally — of what would have been an astonishing victory against Punjab Kings, chasing 222. No other Royals batsman managed more than 25.More Related News