Former Australian leg-spinner and Rajasthan Royals mentor Shane Warne says that Sanju Samson will be the next superstar of the Indian cricket as the former Australian spinner is highly impressed by Samson’s impressive show in the ongoing 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 23-year-old from Kerala has scored a total of 379 runs in 12 games he has played so far for Rajasthan Royals at an average of 34.45.
“He’s good against pace and spin in all conditions and I think he’s going to be the next superstar of Indian cricket, he’s the new rock star, Sanju Samson, that’s for sure. He’s an outstanding player and he’s a quality international cricketer,” cricket.com.au quoted Warne as saying.
Samson has made just one international appearance for India, during a T20I match against Zimbabwe in 2015, but Warne urges that the Rajasthan Royals batting star and Delhi Daredevils’ Rishabh Pant are rare talents that deserved a chance in the national side.
“India at the moment are blessed with some riches of talent. I think our man, Sanju Samson, is right up there with (Risabh) Pant. I think those two guys are probably the two best young Indian batsmen I’ve seen in a long, long time,” the former leg-spinner said.
Rajasthan Royals who are back to winning ways will square-off against Kolkata Knight Riders at historic Eden Garden in Kolkata. A defeat from here will slender their chances of making it to the play-offs.
