IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) season is going to start from 22 March. Before IPL 2025, a big news has come out about the Rajasthan Royals (RR) team. Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson has a big update about fitness. Rajasthan Royals (RR) have to play their first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on 23 March in IPL 2025.
Update on Sanju Samson’s fitness
Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson fractured the index finger during the T20I series against England. In such a situation, he has been allowed to bat before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Bangalore’s Center of Excellence. But so far there is no information about whether he will be able to do wicketkeeping in IPL.
Dhruv Jurael can become team’s new wicketkeeper
According to media reports, Physio of Center of Excellence is satisfied with the batting capacity of Samson, but he also wants to investigate the cricketer’s spontaneity level during wicketkeeping. If Samson is not allowed to wicketkeeping, Dhruv Jurlel can be made the team’s wicketkeeper. Jurael was retained by the franchise for Rs 14 crore. There is no other wicketkeeper-batsman in the team.
Sanju Samson is excited about working with Rahul Dravid
Sanju Samson is excited to work with former India head coach Rahul Dravid, who also captained Rajasthan. Expressing his excitement, Samson said, ‘Rahul was the only one who saw me in trials, he came to me and said that you can play for my team, since then I am the captain of the franchise and he is coming back, I am grateful for Rahul Sir’s return, because we are all in the franchise, I played under his leadership when he was the captain of the Indian team. Captain-coach relationship is very special and I am excited to learn a lot from them.
Sanju did not stop here and further said, ‘Dravid is a professional player, he makes sure that everything was fine, I was with him at the Sports Academy of Rajasthan Royals last month from 10 am to 5 pm, he kept batting and bowling the bowlers in summer, talking to them, talking to them, discussing with coaches. They are fully involved in everything. I think the preparation plays a big role in his character and I think there is something about him that I need to know a little more. ‘
