Rajasthan Royals new skipper Sanju Samson began the IPL 2021 campaign with a fine hundred against the Punjab Kings while chasing 222 in 20 overs. While the wicket-keeper batsman started off the tournament with a bang, Samson has lost his touch. He has scored only 5 runs in the last two outings for RR.
Sanju failed to leave a mark in the clash against Chennai Super Kings after he was dismissed for just 1 by Sam Curran after miscuing a stroke and giving an easy catch to Dwayne Bravo stationed at mid-on.
But the right-hander is of the opinion that the IPL is all about risk-taking shots and the batsmen can succeed on some occasions while can fail on the others to execute them.
"Yeah, actually it keeps on happening in this format of the game. I think IPL definitely demands a lot of risk-taking shots. And I said before when I succeeded, I took a lot of risks. That's why I scored a hundred. So, it depends actually on the day, the mindset you are coming with," Samson said at the post-match press conference.
Samson further said that he would like to continue to bat in the same way and won’t resist himself from going for his strokes. "Actually, I don't want to restrict my shots, I want to keep on playing my shots and keep on batting the way I love to bat actually. So, I'm also accepting a lot of failures on the way,” he added.
RR suffered a defeat against Chennai Super Kings on Monday by 45 runs after they failed to chase down a target of 189 runs and were restricted to 143/9 in 20 overs.
Jos Buttler top-scored for RR with 49 off 35 while Moeen Ali was the pick of the bowlers for CSK after he returned with figures of 3/7 in 3 overs.
RR will now face Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday in Mumbai.