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Sanju Samson Rajasthan Royals 2023
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Indian wicket-keeper/batter, Sanju Samson is the captain of Rajasthan Royals (RR) for IPL 2024.

Sanju Samson made his IPL debut in 2013, for the Rajasthan Royals. However, his first IPL experience came with the Kolkata Knight Riders camp in 2012, though he never got any playing time with the glamour team.

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Sanju has been a mainstay for RR, and is currently on his second stint with the club. Having represented the inaugural champions from 2013-2015, Sanju was brought back by the RRs upon their return in 2018.

The Kerala-born cricketer was handed over the captaincy duties of the franchise in 2021. Under his captaincy, Rajasthan made its first appearance in the final since winning the inaugural championship in 2008.

RR full squad for IPL 2024

  • Sanju Samson(C)
  • Jos Buttler
  • Shimron Hetmyer
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal
  • Dhruv Jurel
  • Riyan Parag
  • Donovan Ferreira
  • Kunal Rathore
  • Ravichandran Ashwin
  • Kuldeep Sen
  • Navdeep Saini
  • Prasidh Krishna
  • ]Sandeep Sharma
  • Trent Boult
  • Yuzvendra Chahal
  • Adam Zampa
  • Avesh Khan
  • Rovman Powell
  • Shubham Dubey
  • Tom Kohler-Cadmore
  • Abid Mushtaq
  • Nandre Burger

What is Sanju Samson's record as IPL captain?

Player

Span

Mat

Won

Lost

Tied

Draw

NR

W/L

%W

%L

Sanju Samson

2021-2023 45 22 23 0 0 0 0.95 48.88% 51.11%

When is Rajasthan Royals playing their first IPL match?

The Rajasthan Royals are scheduled to play their inaugural encounter of the IPL 2024 against the Lucknow Super Giants. The clash will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on March 24, 2024. The showdown will begin at 15:30 hours IST.

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.