Two games for his team in this IPL so far, Sanju Samson has been on fire for the Rajasthan Royals, taking off for half a century in a row against Chennai Super Kings and Sunday against Kings XI Punjab. Samson, Man of the Match in both games, admitted to doing an ‘soul-searching’ and revealed how a frustrating 2019 helped him rediscover his mojo.
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“I think I’ve been hitting him well for the last year. So I’m in the right frame of mind. I can see a change in my game and my fitness, ”Samson told host presenter Star after the game.
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“I was really sick of myself last year. I had tried very hard but things were not happening. So I really came back to myself, did a bit of soul searching and really asked myself a lot of different questions. Like, ‘What do I want to achieve in my life?’ and ‘Where do I want to go until I finish my cricket career?’ “
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It was in 2013 that Samson first made headlines on the Indian domestic circuit. He had remarkable scores on the IPL and for India A, but somehow he has not been able to replicate the same success in his Indian opportunities. Having received a national call-up for the first time in 2014, Samson made his debut in India in a T20I against Zimbabwe, before it took him almost four years to play his second, third and fourth games of India, where all he could achieve were scores. single digit in each entry.
“I decided that I have ten more years to play this wonderful game, so I decided to give my all for cricket and nothing more. My family, my friends and everyone is very supportive and I am very happy to be giving all my energy to cricket, and that is giving me back, ”said Samson.
Samson burned the charts during the game against CSK scoring 74 of 32 balls, a hit that included a staggering nine sixes. Prior to the 2020 IPL, Samson had never scored fifty straight in the tournament, but the pattern was broken when the batter scored better for the Royals with an 85 of 42 balls, which included seven sixes and four four.
“I think it’s in my genes. My father is a very powerful man, so I think I also have the same strength, “he said. “I have really worked hard on my fitness. I have understood that my game has to do with power, so I have invested a lot of time in developing my muscles and all those things, so I am very happy that it is going well “
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