When RR hosted CSK earlier this season in their backyard, the wicketkeeper-batsman and leader of the Rajasthan-based franchise only managed to score 17 runs off 17 balls.
The Rajasthan captain continued his unimpressive performance from the previous match against Mumbai Indians (MI), where he scored 14 runs off 10 balls.
On Sunday, the record-time winners defeated the Men in Pink by six wickets, boosting morale.
Aakash Chopra, a former Indian opener, criticized Samson on YouTube after the Rajasthan skipper failed to inspire the 2008 champions at the Wankhede Stadium in the recently concluded IPL 2023 match between RR and MI. Rajasthan is dealing with yet another issue.
This year, Jos Buttler is not firing, as he typically does. Samson has scored 212 runs for the 2008 champions in nine matches of the cash-rich league, averaging 23.56 runs per game.
Also against Mumbai Indians, RR opener Jos Buttler played a forgettable innings of 18 off 19 balls. In a match where Buttler and Samson neglected to fire for RR, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal broke various records with his lady century in the IPL.
Jaiswal’s effort, on the other hand, was in vain as RR lost the match by six wickets. Because they also have (Shimron) Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, and Devdutt Padikkal, they are a good team.
However, two of their main players aren’t scoring runs, which is a problem,” Chopra said.
Samson’s decision to bat first at Wankhede bothered Chopra, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the past.
After winning the toss, it was amazing that Rajasthan chose to bat. In Mumbai, you don’t do that. You need to pursue in Mumbai since dew comes later and it is a pursuit accommodating ground.
Despite the fact that Punjab won while batting first in the last game, they didn’t win the throw,” he added.