Sanju Samson praised Gaikwad’s knocks

Rajasthan Royals (RR) might have won the match but skipper Sanju Samson didn’t shy away from praising Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad on Saturday.

Speaking after the win he said, “Unbelievable batting by Gaikwad; we’re afraid of a batsman like him. Really a lot of respect to him,” said Samson during the post-match presentation.

Royals’ batting order shows great attitude and composure during the chase, Jaiswal smoked 50 off 21 balls while Dube slammed 64 off 42 as Rajasthan Royals reached the target of 190 with 15 balls to spare to defeat CSK.

Sanju also appreciates the youngster knocks, he said in the post-match presentation”We are aware of the abilities of our youngsters. That’s why we get disappointed when we lose matches. Our openers finished off the game in the Powerplay. Jaiswal was superb; hopefully, he’ll make it big,” said Samson.

“We have been discussing Shivam in the last 2-3 games. Mahipal (Lomror) did a good job in the first few games, but we thought today could be Shivam’s game,” he added.