Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was no less than a nightmare for Rajasthan Royals. The team won only 4 matches and was at number 9 in the points table. It is now reported that Sanju Samson, who has been a long -time captain of the team, has expressed his desire to leave the franchise.

Sanju Samson may be separated from franchise

According to reports by Cricbuzz and ESPNcricinfo, 30 -year -old Sanju Samson has demanded Rajasthan Royals to release or trade himself. He is part of the team for the last 11 seasons and has also been the highest run -scorer. But it is being told that in recent months, their relationship with team management is not good.

Two names for captaincy

If Samson is separated from the team, then who will be given the responsibility of captaincy, this question is big. The two names are at the forefront – Rian Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Parag got a chance to captain the captaincy during Samson’s injury last season. However, he won only 2 matches out of 8. Yashasvi Jaiswal is also in this race. He has now become a regular player of the Indian team. According to reports, he expressed his desire to go to Goa in domestic cricket as he wanted to captain. But Rohit Sharma advised him not to do so.

IPL data of Sanju Samson

So far, Sanju Samson has played a total of 177 IPL matches. He has scored 4704 runs at an average of 30.95. This includes 3 centuries and 26 half -centuries. In the 149 matches played for Rajasthan Royals only, he has scored 4027 runs at an average of 31.71. Which includes 2 centuries and 23 half -centuries.