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Sanju Samson in motion© BCCI
Rajasthan Royals confronted an enormous blow days earlier than the start of IPL 2025. The 18th version of the cash-rich league is all set to start from March 22 with Kolkata Knight Riders taking up Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the Eden Gardens. RR will kick-start their marketing campaign towards Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23 however for the primary three video games, Sanju Samson is not going to be main the inaugural champions. Samson is presently recovering from his finger harm and has handed over the captaincy to batter Riyan Parag for the primary three matches.
The franchise stated Samson is but to get the clearance for wicketkeeping and fielding duties. Samson, although, will not miss any matches, because the franchise stated he’ll play as a specialist batter.
“Sanju Samson, an integral part of the Royals set-up, will remain a key contributor with the bat till he gets cleared for wicket-keeping and fielding. He will return as captain once fully fit,” the franchise stated in a press release.
Samson joined the squad a number of days in the past after recovering from finger surgical procedure. He had sustained an harm throughout India’s T20I sequence towards England in February, which dominated him out of the rest of the sequence and required surgical intervention.
Rajasthan Royals’ choice handy Riyan the captaincy underscores the franchise’s confidence in his management, a talent he has demonstrated via his tenure as Assam’s home captain. Having been an important member of the Royals setup through the years, his understanding of the crew’s dynamic makes him well-equipped to step into this function for the preliminary section of the match.
Rajasthan Royals’ first two dwelling video games of the season are scheduled to be performed on the ACA Stadium in Guwahati towards Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Tremendous Kings on March 26 and March 30, respectively. Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur will function Rajasthan Royals’ fortress for the remainder of the house matches.
The Royals, who gained the inaugural IPL title in 2008, reached the playoffs final 12 months after ending third on the factors desk however didn’t make it to the ultimate after dropping the eliminator to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
(With IANS Inputs)
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