India won the five-match T-20 series against England, with a marginal lead of 4-1 the Indian wicket-keeper Sanju Samson did not bring the best of his potential and was unable to create an impact in the series. He also hurt his finger as well which resulted in him not coming out in the field during the second innings and Dhruv Juel taking the stand behind the wickets for the second innings, though the seriousness of Sanju’s injury is still unknown, but according to reports, he could be rested for 5 to 6 weeks and will be not featuring in the Ranji trophy matches. Also, his injury created speculations for his appearance in the IPL 2025.
Sanju Samson had the best season in terms of runs of IPL during the last season, where he scored 3 centuries and a total of 531 runs with an impressive average of 48.27 and a strike rate of 153.46. He also led the team for the playoffs, the second time after taking over as captain in IPL 2021. As his injury seems to be uncertain, here are the three probable replacements for Sanju Samson as the skipper of Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2025.
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana has been featured in 108 matches with a total score of 2636 and an average of 28.65, he scored runs with an impressive strike rate of 135.04. Rana has been unable to score a single century in IPL history but he has 18 half-centuries in his name.
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Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag has played 69 matches in which he scored 1173 runs with 84* being his highest score. He scored at a strike rate of 135.14 with a decent average of 24.44. He has managed to score 6 half centuries in his IPL career so far, he was retained by Rajasthan Royals in the 2020 5IPL auction for 14cr.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal was also one of the retained players by the Rajasthan Royals. He was retained for 18 CR in his IPL career. He has played 52 matches in which he has scored 1607 runs with 124 as the highest score. He managed to maintain a strike rate of 150.61 and an average average of 32.14. He has also hit 2 centuries and 9 half centuries in his IPL career.
