The Rajasthan Royals have won four of their first six games in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season, and they are in great shape. Despite a pursuing group led by Lucknow Super Giants, their net run rate of +1.043 has allowed them to maintain their lead at the top of the table. After they were placed in various swatting teams as a result of their victory, RR has outperformed everyone else in terms of net run rate.
According to Shastri, a great captain like Dhoni leaves his personality behind on the team.
Sanju Samson, the team’s captain, has received a lot of praise for the team’s achievements this season. Samson has received acclaim for both his important batting performance and his cool, composed leadership of the squad from behind the stumps. Samson has scored 159 runs in six games while maintaining a strike rate of 160.60 so far this season.
According to former India head coach Ravi Shastri, the 28-year-old has gained confidence in his abilities and is exhibiting the same traits as MS Dhoni as a captain during the course of his career with the Indian squad and Chennai Super Kings. Shastri added that he is currently evaluating the similar situation with Gujarat Titans skipper and all-around player Hardik Pandya, who helped his team win the championship the previous year.
“You claim that being a leader is ingrained in your personality. You can tell that Hardik makes choices. It is evident with Dhoni. Without a doubt, he makes decisions, and those decisions may or may not be correct. Sanju has come a long way. He has a much better understanding of his game and you can see that calm confidence in his own abilities “Shastri stated this on ESPNcricinfo.
Three straight victories by RR helped them gain a two-point advantage at the top of the standings. However, in their most recent game, their closest rivals Lucknow Super Giants snapped their winning streak. After scoring 154/7, LSG held RR to a score of 144/6, winning the game by 10 runs. They were tied with RR in terms of points, but the latter’s better net run rate allowed them to win the race and take first place.