Hyderabad: Shots flow off the bat with rhythm and calmness of a cricket. This is why no one gets mesmerized when they see Sanju Samson’s batting. How effortless he plays. The Rajasthan Royals skipper played against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 16th season of the IPL, breaking the spinners with ease. Sports writer Sangeet Shekhar’s Facebook post is noteworthy when the fans praised Sanju who scored a half-century with effortless shots in the very first match of the season.
Sangeet Shekhar writes…
‘In comes Sanju Samson, a solid platform provided by Jos Buttler and Yashaswi Jaiswal on a batting track that doesn’t favor the bowlers. Strokes come fluently without momentary breaks. Umran Malik uses his pace beautifully to score boundaries. Adil Rasheed wanted to get Sanju on strike but there was no pressure on Sanju. When Rashid pitches the ball a little short to avoid Sanju’s stepped out sixes, he gets on the back foot in no time and flies the ball over mid-wicket. In his final over, Rashid bowled the ball full and responded with a smashing six over long-off. Umran’s well-directed short-pitched ball beautifully back-to-back and upper-cut over the keeper’s head showed the instant decision-making ability and class of the batsman Sanju Samson. Sanju’s effortless stroke play, which looks more mature this time, is once again a sight to delight the audience.
Sanju started…
Batting first in the match in Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals scored 203 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs on the strength of openers Jos Buttler, Yashaswi Jaiswal and captain Sanju Samson. Buttler scored 54 off 22 balls while Yashaswi scored 54 off 37 balls and Sanju scored 55 off 32 balls. Shimron Hetmeyer was decisive in the final overs, unbeaten on 22* off 16 balls. Sanju Samson continued the explosive Buttler-Yasaswi firefight at the start without giving any chance to the bowlers. Fazlhaq Farooqui and T Natarajan took two wickets for Hyderabad.
Sanju’s batting won the hearts of lakhs of fans; A stream of praise
Last Updated Apr 2, 2023, 6:47 PM IST