Rajasthan Royals have received news that they were waiting for. Team captain Sanju Samson has been declared a fit by the BCCI and is now ready to handle wicketkeeping responsibilities. He will also take over the team from the next match.
Due to a finger injury, Sanju Samson was playing as an Impact Player in the first three matches of IPL 2025 and was on the field only to bat. Now Sanju Samson will once again lead the team instead of Ryan pollen.
Sanju Samson has been declared perfectly fit by the BCCI's Center of Excellence (COE) medical team, a report from Creekbz said.
Samson arrived in COE in Bengaluru to check his fitness status after the third match of Rajasthan Royals. After thorough investigation here, the medical team also allowed him to do wicketkeeping. Earlier, Sanju was only allowed to bat.
Sanju Samson suffered a finger injury in a match during the T20 series against England in January. Since then he was recovering from a finger injury.
At the beginning of the IPL, Sanju was allowed to bat, but the Center of Excellence's medical team forbade him for wicketkeeping or field due to his finger position.
In this case, Rajasthan Royals used Samson as an impact player in the first 3 matches of this season and was seen just batting.
At this time, Ryan Parag took over the team. Under his captaincy, Rajasthan suffered a defeat in the first two matches, but in the third match, the team made a strong comeback and defeated Chennai and won the first win of the season.
But now Captain Samson is once again ready to return to the team as a captain-wicketkeeper. The next match of Rajasthan will be against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur on April 5. It is only through this match that Sanju can be seen captain of the team. (All Photo Credit: PTI)
Rajasthan Royals' performance was bad in the opening three matches of IPL 2025. The team won two matches and won in one match, now Sanju will be watching the team performing with Comeback as captain in Samson's team. Click here to read all the news connected with Rajasthan Royals
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