![]() Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara, who is also the Director of Cricket Operations for the Royals, opined that while Sanju backed himself to get the job done off the next ball and was full of praise for the belief he had. That knock deserved a win,” Gavasakr said. He just about showed you every shot in the book with power and elegance combined. Playing over the extra-cover is never an easy shot but he was doing it very well till the last ball. It was sheer brilliance because you saw shots all round the park. Sunil Gavaskar hails Samson's heroicsįormer Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar also lauded Samson's heroics and said he deserved to be on the winning side for his brilliant knock. I would not point fingers at him for not taking that single in the last over,” Lara told Star Sports. If he had gone back for the 2nd run, there was an opportunity to get him run-out. I think if anybody had to hit a boundary, it had to be Sanju Samson. ![]() ![]() While Samson refusing the single has become one of the biggest talking points in world cricket, legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara threw his weight behind Samson saying he had done the right thing by refusing the single. While Samson backed himself to hit a six off the last ball, he holed one straight into the hands of deep cover. With 5 needed off the last two balls, Samson worked the penultimate ball towards wide long-off, but refused to take a single with Morris running back after going beyond the halfway mark on the pitch. Making his captaincy debut for the Royals, Samson led from the front as he smashed one of the most memorable centuries in IPL history.Ĭhasing a huge total of 221 runs, Samson (119 off 63) almost got the Royals past the finishing line but fell marginally short towards the end. In a humdinger of a contest, KL Rahul-led Punjab Kings won a thriller against Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals in Match 4 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
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