'Under Sanju bhaiya ... ': Riyan Parag's special mention for Samson at toss

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson stock a beardown enslaved from their clip unneurotic astatine the franchise. Parag has often spoken astir however overmuch helium learned from Samson during his stint with the Royals earlier the latter’s determination to Chennai Super Kings past year.

During the flip for the IPL 2026 clash betwixt Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Parag made a peculiar notation of his erstwhile captain.After winning the flip and opting to bowl, Parag said: "We volition beryllium bowling first. A caller wicket for us, archetypal clip it has been utilized this play arsenic well. So hopefully determination is simply a small spot of stickiness astatine the start. We person chased down a batch of totals here. We fell abbreviated successful 2024, truthful hopefully not the lawsuit this time.

We person got 2 changes. Brijesh steps out, and Tushar Deshpande comes in. Hetty gets a rest, and Pretorius makes his debut.

"Reflecting connected his travel to captaincy, helium added: "It has been a journey. I was nether (Sanju Samson) Bhaiya for the longest time, and past Sanga (Kumar Sangakkara, the caput manager and Director of Cricket) did truly good successful improving maine with each the decisions and progressive maine successful each the tactical and strategical meetings.

Now I deliberation I person taken the onus up. Had to marque a batch of pugnacious calls, but blessed to beryllium here."Parag was appointed Rajasthan Royals skipper up of IPL 2026 pursuing Samson’s commercialized to Chennai Super Kings.Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Ishan Kishan besides confirmed 2 changes to his side."We person got 2 changes from the past game, (Praful) Hinge coming successful (and seasoned Jaydev Unadkat misses out, Harshal Patel is among the interaction players)," Ishan said.

Speaking astir leadership, helium added: "I deliberation I person been doing this for a agelong time. I was a person successful Under-19 India, I person been doing it for my authorities team, and I deliberation it makes you much alert of the situation, much focused connected the game. You look to bash much for your squad due to the fact that it's ne'er astir idiosyncratic performance; it is ever astir teamwork. So we person done it, and I deliberation we are doing it successful a precise bully manner. I deliberation evidently it makes a quality erstwhile you are the skipper of the team, and you person been doing well.

It shows a batch of maturity, that a subordinate has a definite magnitude of maturation successful him now. So it did assistance maine a spot successful the past fewer years erstwhile I've been a person of my broadside and done good for the team. It made maine travel backmost to the Indian side. So what other tin you inquire for?."Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande.Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh SharmaSunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.SRH Impact Subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel.