Chennai: At the start of the T20 World Cup, the opportunities were not there. And after the opportunity, he did not look back. He has been the most successful batsman in the T20 format in the last few months with the bat. Was selected as the best cricketer of the T20 World Cup. In Chennai Super Kings jersey IPLHe has scored two hundreds in one season so far. The way Sanju Samson is batting and in form, many feel that Samson may be seen as the next captain of CSK.

Although Samson dismissed that possibility himself. He was recently asked about this in a Chennai Super Kings podcast. There, Syasman said, ‘I don’t see myself as a captain at all in Chennai Super Kings. I just left one group and joined another. I should not come here and make any claim. I will not make any demands. I have adapted myself to this team. Slowly becoming a member of the team. No demand should be made now.’

Samson also said, ‘I want to convey my importance to the team. I want to give my best performance for the team. That’s it. I agree to play under the leadership of Ruturaj. I have no problem.’

However, he could not make a big run that day. Samson played an innings of 28 runs off 14 balls. He hit three boundaries and two sixes. So far, the former Rajasthan captain has scored 402 runs in 10 innings in Chennai Super Kings jersey. Batting at an average of 57.43, Samson batted at a strike rate of 167.50. This right-handed Kerala batsman has scored two centuries and a half-century.

On this day Chennai Super Kings faced Lucknow Supergiants after winning the toss Ruturaj took the fielding first. Invited Lucknow Supergiants team to bat. Aiden Markram did not play in the opener for Lucknow that day. In his place, Aussie star Josh English was given a chance to open the XI. And Auji Batter made great use of the opportunity. He played a brilliant innings of 85 runs off 33 balls. He hit 10 boundaries and 6 sixes in his innings. His start laid the foundations for a big innings in Lucknow.