Rajasthan Royals finally returned to winning ways against the Kolkata Knight Riders thrashing them by 6 wickets to win their second game of the tournament. Coming into the match on the back of three consecutive losses, Rajasthan had to turn their fortunes around and for that to happen their skipper Sanju Samson needed to lead from the front.
Despite playing brilliantly and carrying his bat, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag feels that there are still issues lingering which the franchise need to address as quickly as possible. He further added that it is important for the captain to be more proactive on the field. He feels that Samson is lacking positive body language and it seems that his teammates are not too happy with him being named the captain.
"Looking at his body language, his teammates don't appear too happy with him being the captain. But this is a fact that if a player remains in his own and suddenly, he is made the captain, it takes him time to talk to players, mix with them. So that I fell is proving to be difficult for Sanju Samson," Sehwag said about Samson on a video in Cricbuzz.
Despite the victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Sehwag feels that Samson can do little things, making a huge difference at the top level. He also explained fact that how it is very important to bring every player together and make them gel as a unit. Samson was named the skipper of the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the tournament.
“When a bowler gets taken for runs, it is important to see how the captain responds. I have noticed this with Rishabh Pant that he goes and keeps his hands on the bowler's shoulders and goes 'It doesn't matter. You'll get hit for 40-50. But bowl according to your field'," added Sehwag.
"This helps the bowler retain his confidence in captain. Irrespective of what the result it, the captain should continue showing confidence of a bowler who is being taken for runs or even a batsman who isn't scoring runs,” Sehwag added.