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Sanju Samson defeated Punjab Kings and registered a big achievement in his name. Sanju has become the most successful captain of Rajasthan Royals. He broke Shane Warne's record. Rajasthan under the captaincy of Sanju has 32 in IPL …Read more

Sanju Samson became the most successful captain of Rajasthan Royals.
Highlights
- Sanju Samson won the 32nd match for Rajasthan
- Shane Warne's record collapsed
- Sanju did wonders under captaincy in IPL
New Delhi. Sanju Samson has become the most successful captain in the history of Rajasthan Royals. He registered a big win of 50 runs against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh. This is the 32nd win of Rajasthan Royals under the captaincy of Sanju Samson. Sanju has become the most successful captain of Rajasthan Royals. He overtook Shane Warne's record of 31 wins during this period. Rahul Dravid (23) and Steve Smith (15) also lagged far behind him.
Sanju Samson (Sanju Samson) played 62 matches to break Shane Warne's 31 win records while Warne achieved this feat in 56 matches. Under Warne's captaincy, Rajasthan Roylas gave the team the title in the first edition of IPL in 2008. Samson's win percentage is 51.61, which is the fourth best for the team, especially when most of his term has been in the league of 10 teams, while Warne used to have eight teams in the league when he used to captain Rajasthan.
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Sanju landed in the match as captain for the first time this season
This season was the first match of Sanju Samson as captain against Punjab Kings. He also played the last three matches, but in it he as a specialist batsman (and so he was used as an impact player) because he did not get permission to wicketkeeping from the National Cricket Academy due to injury before the season. Samson scored 38 runs off 26 balls.
Rajasthan lost 29 matches under the captaincy of Sanju Samson
Rajasthan has lost 29 matches from 2021 under the captaincy of Samson. While one match has been inconclusive. Under his captaincy, Rajasthan reached the final in 2022 where he lost against Gujarat Titans. The team had to be satisfied with the runner -up. Whereas in 2024 last year, Rajasthan was successful in traveling the play -off. Shane Warne captained Rajasthan till 2008-11 where he won 31 and lost 24 matches.