Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson are equally special players: Ravi Ashwin

Veteran spinner Ravi Ashwin has drawn a comparison between Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his new IPL skipper Sanju Samson. The 35-year-old said that Samson is as talented as Rohit in terms of batting abilities. Ashwin believes that it’s like a younger brother-elder brother sort of a feeling between them.

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson is a classy batter since his U19 days. The 27-year-old has the ability to hit a long ball just like Rohit. Samson is also a comfortable puller of the ball against the pacer, another comparison that can be drawn between him and the Indian skipper. However, Samson has struggled for consistency at the highest level which is not the case with Rohit.

Ravi Ashwin was bagged by the RR franchise at the cost of INR five crore in the IPL 2022 mega auction. The off-spinner will play a crucial role not only with his bowling but providing vital suggestions to his franchise skipper Samson.

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“I’ve always been stunned to a degree to see how Sanju bats. I used to be a fan of Rohit. We played along with each other, and Rohit is a special player, and Sanju is equally special, I think. And it’s just that he’s not really broken those barriers at the international level yet. I think it’s only a matter of time, though,” Ashwin said in a video shared by Rajasthan Royals.

“It’s been, one of, you know, sort of a younger brother-elder brother sort of a feeling. Sanju is someone who loves, we connect at a more basic level I think,” Ashwin added.

 

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Talking about Samson’s numbers in IPL, the right-handed batter has played 121 matches in which he has amassed 3068 runs at a good strike rate of 134.21. The 27-year old averages 29.22 in the biggest cricketing league in the world. The batter also has 15 fifties and three centuries in IPL under his belt and he will look to play some crucial knocks for his franchise in the upcoming season as well.