Rajasthan Royals have announced Sanju Samson as their new captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season after releasing former skipper Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auctions. The news was confirmed by Rajasthan co-owner Manoj Badale, who told broadcaster Star Sports Samson will captain the franchise from the next season. Samson is currently leading his state team Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. Rajasthan, who have not played the IPL final after winning the inaugural season in 2008, have also appointed former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara as the director of cricket operations from this season.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천IPL 2021: Full List of Players Released and Retained Ahead of Indian Premier League Season 14 Auction.

슬롯사이트Sanju is at the start of his journey as a leader and Kumar Sangakkara is joining as a director of cricket. He's understated and is a very, very strong individual. [Being a] Wicketkeeper is a great position to captain the team,슬롯사이트� Badale was quoted as saying by Espncricinfo. Samson, 26, has already represented India in seven T20I matches and was recently part of the side for the T20I series against Australia.

Rajasthan Royals Welcome Sanju Samson As Captain

슬롯사이트It슬롯사이트s an absolute honour to have been announced as the captain of Rajasthan Royals. It슬롯사이트s a team that is so close to my heart, which I슬롯사이트ve been lucky enough to play for over the years, and I슬롯사이트m excited about the challenge that lies ahead of me as the leader of the team," Samson said in a Rajasthan Royals media release.

Forever a Royals, Thank You Steve Smith

"The Royals have had some wonderful captains over the years and I'm so grateful for all the time I've spent working with and learning from great leaders like Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane and Steve Smith!! I now cannot wait to get started and look forward to the season ahead.슬롯사이트�

Rajasthan Royals released eight players ahead of the IPL 2021 players auctions. Take a look at the complete list of their retained and released players.

List of Released Players:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Steve Smith, Oshane Thomas, Ankit Rajpoot, Shashank Singh, Anirudh Joshi, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron and Tom Curran.

List of Retained Players:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Robin Uthappa, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Rahul Tewatia, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Jofra Archer, Andrew Tye, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler.

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