The Rajasthan Royals skipper didn't play their recent match against Lucknow Super Giants
Rajasthan Royals have confirmed on Monday that skipper Sanju Samson has been ruled out of their Thursday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Samson was forced to retire hurt during RR’s match against Delhi Capitals when he trying to play a cut shot against spinner Vipraj Nigam. Samson was wincing in pain despite receiving medical treatment and was clutching his right side as he walked off the pitch in the match.
Samson also missed RR’s recent clash against Lucknow Super Giants due to an abdominal injury. His return has not been confirmed.
Samson is Rajasthan Royals’ wicket-keeper and opening batter for which Dhruv Jhurel and teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi filled in in the clash against LSG.
“RR captain Sanju Samson is currently undergoing recovery and will remain at the team’s home base with select RR medical staff. As part of his ongoing rehab process, he will not be travelling to Bangalore for the upcoming match against RCB,” the franchise said in an official statement.
Samson’s absence as a captain and as an opener has affected RR’s results in IPL 2025. In the first three matches of the season, the Kerala batter had to only bat as an Impact Player substitution as he waited for clearance from the BCCI Centre Of Excellence as he was recovering from a finger injury. RR, under Riyan Parag’s captaincy then, had lost two matches and won a single match.
In the match against DC, Samson couldn’t come to bat for the Super Over as Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal managed to score only 11 runs. Tristan Stubbs and KL Rahul wrapped up the chase within four balls.
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Against LSG, Dhruv Jhurel took the gloves while 14-year-old left-hander Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened the batting alongside Jaiswal and began his innings with a massive six against Shardul Thakur.
Suryavanshi added 85 runs in 8.3 overs for the first wicket and scored 34 off 21 balls, but RR fell short of the target by just two runs.
The team coached by Rahul Dravid are currently ninth in the table above Chennai Super Kings with six losses and two wins from eight matches.
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