Steve Smith Shares His Plan Regarding Sanju Samson
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|| India Correspondent ||
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Sanju Samson got off to a swashbuckling start in IPL 2020 with a 37-ball 74 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday. However, he smashed nine sixes in his innings which is certainly awestruck to everyone.
After the match, Sanju Samson said that he had been training for it for quite some time now and his hard work paid off as well. He said, "My game plan is stand and deliver. If it's in the arc I go for it, and it's very important to keep the intent to hit the ball if it's there to be hit.”
"I've been working hard on my fitness, diet and training, and on my strength, because my game relies a lot on power hitting. I think range-hitting is what the game demands in this generation. I had time to work out in these 5 months, and I think I've increased that ability," he further added.
On the other hand, his captain Steve Smith was also impressed with the stunning batting of the youngster and said that he had thought of giving the strike to Samson only during the game.
"I think the last surge from Jofra was an incredible bit of hitting. Sanju Samson, looked like everything he hit went for six. MS smacked a few in the end, and Faf got going too, but nice to get a W in front of the RRs. Sanju was incredible, and all I had to do was give him the strike. This should give him a lot of confidence," he shared.
Meanwhile, Smith also gave the hint of Jos Buttler’s inclusion as an opener for the rest of the matches. Notably, he didn’t feature in the first game as he was in quarantine.
"Jos is a quality player and we'll see what happens when he comes back. Hard to take the opening slot away from someone like him. It was important for the bowlers to avoid straight hits, and it was important to make him hit the back of a length. The leg-spinners were very good with their lengths - good on them. Dubai is a lot bigger, and I haven't trained there, I just got here. So hopefully the boys are ready for it. We're looking forward to it," he concluded.
