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India.com
12 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
Dhoni set to be REPLACED as CSK captain by..., star player currently gets salary of...
MS Dhoni's CSK failed to reach IPL 2025 Playoffs. They finished in 10th and last position this season. MS Dhoni was only retained as an 'Uncapped' player for Rs 4 crore ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction last year. Speculation that Sanju Samson can replace MS Dhoni as captain in CSK in IPL 2026 ahead of even Ruturaj Gaikwad. A viral social media post is claiming Rajasthan Royals may release Sanju Samson ahead of the next IPL season, and CSK is approaching him. MS Dhoni took over as CSK captain as Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured mid-way through IPL 2025 season. But Gaikwad also failed to lift CSK to Playoffs in IPL 2024 season. Sanju Samson guided Rajasthan Royals to IPL final in 2022 where they lost to Gujarat Titans. Yashasvi Jaiswal is pushing to be Rajasthan Royals captain in IPL 2026, according to media report. That's why RR may release Samson before next auction. Sanju Samson was retained for Rs 18 crore by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction, same as Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India.com
4 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
NOT RCB or MI, Sanju Samson is likely to join this new team ahead of IPL 2026, the team is....
Indian cricketer Sanju Samson has been the subject of much discussion in the last few weeks regarding his future in the Indian Premier League (IPL). There were strong rumors that Kerala star and Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson is going to join Chennai Super Kings to play the next IPL season. Now, these speculations have intensified after Samson's manager liked a viral post that read, 'Sanju released and CSK ready.' Under the captaincy of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals finished the season at ninth place and failed to make the playoffs. An injury kept Samson out of several matches, during which young player Rian Parag took over the captaincy. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who replaced Sanju in the playing XI, gave the team the basis to move forward with a strong performance. Vaibhav Suryavanshi's good performance has given Rajasthan Royals a strong foundation for the upcoming season.
India.com
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Charulatha, the beautiful wife of star India cricketer, their love story...
Image credit: Source: Instagram In these collection of pictures, we find out all about Charulatha Ramesh, the beautiful wife of star India cricketer and their love story. Image credit: Source: Instagram Charulatha Ramesh is a business enterpreneur from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Image credit: Source: Instagram Charulatha Ramesh holds a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Mar Ivanios College. She later went on to complete her post-graduation in Human Resources from Loyola College of Social Sciences. Image credit: Source: Instagram Charulatha Ramesh is wife of Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson. The couple have been married since 2018. Image credit: Source: Instagram Sanju Samson and his wife Charulatha Ramesh attended the same college - Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram, where their love story began. Image credit: Source: Instagram Sanju Samson's friendship with Charulatha Ramesh started with a Facebook request from the former. They were in a 5-year long relationship before getting married. Image credit: Source: Instagram Sanju Samson got married to Charulatha under the 'Special Marriage Act' because RR captain is Christian and his wife comes from Hindu Nair family. Sanju Samson was retained for Rs 18 crore by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. Samson's RR finished in 9th place on the Points Table this year and failed to reach the Playoffs.
India.com
5 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Sanju Samson played HUGE role in Vaibhav Suryavanshi century in IPL 2025, RR skipper had...
Vaibhav Suryavanshi created a new record with his maiden IPL century. He became the youngest-ever IPL centurion at only 14 years of age. Sanju Samson played a big role in Vaibhav Suryavanshi's century as the RR batter scored the ton with his skipper's bat. "He's known for collecting bats from the first day he came. I could feel he wanted a bat as he used to hang around my bat and kit bag for a long time, and I could feel like he needs not one, maybe a couple of bats. I wanted to give him one and gave him a good bat at the start of the season, so that he could prepare and get used to it. Very happy that he played with it and something great happened," Samson said on the X post from Rajasthan Royals. Vaibhav Suryvanshi scored the 2nd fastest IPL century ever off 35 balls against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur. Vaibhav Suryavanshi had replaced Sanju Samson when he was injured in IPL 2025. Suryavanshi was bought for Rs 1.1 crore in IPL 2025 mega auction last year. Sanju Samson was retained for Rs 18 crore by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. Sanju Samson's RR failed to qualify for IPL 2025 Playoffs, finishing in 9th place with only 8 points. Sanju Samson ended up with 285 runs in IPL 2025 in the 9 matches he played. Vaibhav Suryavanshi notched up 252 runs in 7 matches with a strike-rate of 206.
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Business Standard
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Highest successful run chase at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow in IPL history
RCB have just chased down 228 against LSG at the Ekana Stadium, making it the highest successfull chase in Lucknow in IPL history. Jitesh Sharma's unbeaten 85 got RCB to the win and to a top 2 spot this season as well. Earlier, The highest successful run chase at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in the IPL took place in April 2024, when Rajasthan Royals chased down a target of 199 runs set by Lucknow Super Giants. Leading the charge was Sanju Samson, who delivered a stunning performance with an unbeaten 77 off just 33 balls. His aggressive innings was pivotal in guiding RR to victory on what is usually considered a challenging pitch for batting. This match remains the record for the highest run-chase at the Lucknow venue in IPL history, showcasing Samson's explosive batting and Rajasthan's effective run pursuit under pressure. Highest successful Run Chases at Ekana Stadium in IPL Team Opponent Runs chased Overs taken Date Royal Challengers Bengaluru Lucknow Super Giants 228 18.4 May 27, 2025 Rajasthan Royals Lucknow Super Giants 199/3 19 April 27, 2024 Lucknow Super Giants Chennai Super Kings 180/2 19 April 19, 2024 Punjab Kings Lucknow Super Giants 177/2 16.2 April 1, 2025 Delhi Capitals Lucknow Super Giants 170/4 18.1 April 12, 2024 Punjab Kings Lucknow Super Giants 161/8 19.3 April 15, 2023
