IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has hailed now Team India coach Rahul Dravid and revealed that he tried to learn everything possible from the Indian cricket legend during their time together. Royals had handed an 18-year-old Samson his maiden IPL contract while Dravid was captain and the duo were teammates before Dravid took up coaching with the Royals, Delhi Daredevils and the Indian team. Follow IPL 2022 live updates on Insidesport.in
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IPL 2022: RR skipper Sanju Samson reveals learning trick of the trade from Rahul Dravid, says “I noted down everything in a notebook”
In an interview on Breakfast with Champions, Sanju Samson shed light on how the time spent with Rahul Dravid shaped his career. Samson had attended a Rajasthan Royals trial and was lauded by Dravid which paved for his initial stint with RR. Samson then moved to Delhi with Dravid as a coach but returned to the Royals in 2018, before being named captain last year.
Speaking on the trial, Samson said, “I batted in the trials for two days, and never have I been able to match the standards of those two days in my entire life. I’d hit a shot and a voice would come from behind, ‘what a shot. Shot Sanju’.”
Samson added that Dravid helped him grow as a cricketer and a person and he has tried to imbibe the Indian coach’s qualities in his persona. He added, “We all had that kind of experience with Rahul Dravid, to learn from him. Those 3-4 years that I spent with him, I feel I’ve almost asked him everything. Everything is still written in my notebook. After talking to him, I would go back to my room and quickly jot down what he said.”
IPL 2022: RR skipper Sanju Samson reveals learning trick of the trade from Rahul Dravid, says “I noted down everything in a notebook”
Samson has enjoyed a good run of form as captain of the Rajasthan Royals, including a fine half-century in the last game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. The Royals have done well this season and 3rd in the points table, with six wins from their 10 games so far.
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