Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson said disappointments are part of the learning curve in IPL and his lack of runs after scoring a century against Punjab Kings in RR's opening game of IPL 2021 on April 12 is not a cause for concern. Rajasthan Royals suffered a 45-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on Monday (April 19) due to a batting collapse. RR are sixth on the points table with one win from three games. (Video and images: BCCI)
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00:15 In the first game of this tournament, you scored a remarkable 100. But since then, the runs have sort of dried up.
00:22 What do you attribute it to? Are you still not completely over the disappointment of the first game? Or how has that journey been from there to here?
00:30 Yeah, actually it keeps on happening. It keeps on happening in this format of the game. I think IPL definitely demands a lot of risk-taking shots.
00:39 And I said before when I succeeded, I took a lot of risks. That's why I scored 100.
00:45 It depends on the day, the mindset you are coming. Actually, I don't want to restrict my shots. I want to keep on playing my shots and keep on batting the way I love to bat.
00:54 So I'm also accepting a lot of failures on the way. So I'm not at all worried about getting out. But at the same time, I will definitely look to keep on contributing to my team's victory in the coming matches.
01:06 The pressure to perform consistently is always there. I think when you play an IPL match like IPL, the pressure is always there. So sometimes you succeed, sometimes you fail.
01:15 I think there are a lot of ways to look at the dismissal actually. So I think I'll go back and review it and let you know later maybe.
01:23 The batting didn't go well for the Rajasthan Royals in the second innings. What do you attribute the overall performance to?
01:33 Yes, I do understand your question. But I feel that IPL is a long format. I think you play 14 continuous matches. I think it's very normal to fail in a few matches.
01:42 I think it's very important to understand what quality players do we have in our lineup. So it's always very crucial to remember how good a player or how good a team we are.
01:51 So we'll keep on coming back and keep on trying to win the coming matches actually.
01:56 What was the role assigned to Shivam Dubey? Was he asked to go all out or just keep rotating the strike? And if so, why not David Miller at number 4?
02:04 Why is he held back until it's too late, especially when chasing 189?
02:08 I think the batting order is very nicely set up. I think Shivam Dubey is someone who is good at playing spin and good at playing pace.
02:17 So I think number 4 really suits him. I think it depends upon the condition actually. So if the wicket is really good and he has the bowling opponents matching him up, I think definitely he will strike well.
02:28 So I think he has definitely done really well in the domestic season and I feel he's really looking good and we expect a lot of runs from him in the coming season.
02:38 As you said, David is a really great finisher, one of the greatest finishers in the world of cricket. So we really like him to bat at number 5 at the current situation.
