Sanju Samson’s fiery 85 from 42 balls, which paved way for Rajasthan Royals’ splendid victory against Kings XI Punjab in the highest-ever run chase in the history of IPL, has earned praise from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor who called him the “nest MS Dhoni” of Indian team.
However, Tharoor’s comparison of Samson with the former Indian skipper did not go down well with former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir who replied, “Sanju Samson doesn’t need to be next anyone. He will be ‘the’ Sanju Samson of Indian cricket.”
Continuing with his sublime form in the IPL, Samson has smashed two half-centuries in as many games in the ongoing season. He hit quickfire 74 and 85 in the last two innings, scoring a total of 159 runs at an average of 79.50.
On Sunday, Samson said he has been timing the ball really well for the last one year but was left frustrated after some of the things he tried didn’t work out.
