Star India National Crickket Team Wicketkeker-Batsman and skipper Rajasthan Royals (RR) Sanja Samson revealed who helped him become a good captain.
Sanja Samson also called for a major change in the rules in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to ensure that the personal relationships and players of the player are not influenced.
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The release was one of the most challenging decisions – Sanja Samson
In interacting with Jiohotstar, Sanja Samson said that Jos Buttler, who was one of his closest friends, was shaped into a good captain in Rajasthan Royals (RR).
He added that the edition of Jos Buttler from the Rajasthan Royals department (RR) in front of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Mega auction was one of the most challenging decisions he made.
“IPL gives you the opportunity to lead the team and play at the highest level, and it also allows you to build close friendships. Jos Buttler is one of my closest friends. We played together for seven years. During that time, the time of our hit partnership is so long that we met so well. I would be like him when I was in the captain. [in 2021]He was my vice president and helped me become a good captain, “Sanja Samson said.
“Letting him go that she was one of the most challenging decisions for me. During the England series, I told him over dinner that I was still not through him. If I could change one thing to the IPL, I would change the rule of playing players every three years. Although it has a positive, on a personal level, you lose that connection, which is more, and that was part of the family.”
Rajasthan Royals preferred Shimron Hetmyer over Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler had a great ride with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for franchise from 2018 to 2024.
During this time, he was a leading RR runner with 3055 runs in 83 games, an average of 41.84 and a stop of 147.79.
However, despite his success, Rajasthan Royals (RR) released him from the team ahead of the Mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2025.
RR maintained Sanja Samson (INR 18 Crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 Crore), Riyan Parag (INR 14 krur), Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 Crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 Crore) and Sand 4 Crore (in 4 Crowns).
They spent a total of INR 79 crowns in retention and preferred Shimron Hetmyer over Jos Buttler, which was drawn by a Gujarat Titans (GT) at a mega auction for a whopping 15.75 crown.
I am very grateful, as we are all in the franchise, to be rahul cheese back – Sanja Samson
Although Samson will not have the support of Jos Buttler in IPL 2025, it will not be under great pressure because they will have a legendary Rahul Dravid at the camp, joined by Rajasthan Royals as a coach.
Talking about Dravid, Samson said he was very grateful that he saw a great return to RR and expressed excitement about working with him. He elaborated:
“Rahul Sir was the one who noticed me from the trial. He approached me and said, ‘Can you play for my team? “From there so far, with the franchise captain and he comes back – I am very grateful, as we are all in the franchise, that Rahul Sir has returned.
“I played under him [at RR] As a player when he was a captain, and I played under him in the Indian team when he was a coach. But the connection of the coach captain is very special and I am very much looking forward to learning a lot from him. He is a top professional and ensures that everything is done properly. “
