RR Look Out of stock; Too much on the shoulders of Sanju Samson, feels Saba Karim
Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim, who also served as national coach, said on Saturday watching the Rajasthan Royals play made him feel like “they were an exhausted team”.
After seven losses, three of them in a row, the team led by Sanju Samson, despite the skipper’s excellent performance, slipped on the points table and currently ranks seventh with eight points in 11 games.
Their hopes of keeping the playoffs by the proverbial thread and their game against the Chennai Super Kings later on Saturday will be crucial to their chances.
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“I feel like Rajasthan Royals seems like an exhausted team. They tried everything they could, but for some strange reason they weren’t able to realize their potential. They are hit hard by the fact that they miss so many match winners. It doesn’t matter who they played in their XI, they haven’t been able to realize their potential, “Karim said on cricket.com.
“Big concern for the Rajasthan Royals, because in the second leg (in Dubai), Chris Morris couldn’t perform with the bat or the ball. Liam Livingstone came with an excellent reputation; he didn’t score any points. on the board It’s up to Sanju Samson to decide… how far a young boy like Samson (can) take responsibility. He got support in the last game with the return of Evin Lewis. That’s not enough. . Especially when playing CSK (later Saturday) you have to be on top of your game. I don’t see that happening with RR, “he added.
On the other hand, CSK have already reached the playoffs and Karim believes that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni could even play an unchanged squad against RR.
“The rank of captain of the MS Dhoni is stamped on the CSK. This is how he led the Indian camp. If you remember, his tenure as captain of the national team, I was there as coach from 2012-2016. Even the streak was over, he would insist on playing the same XI players available because he thinks that if you have to get into the XI you have to work hard and earn your position, â€said Karim.
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