Newly appointed Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson is one of the most elegant batsmen to have ever played in the IPL! But he has never scored more than 500 runs in an IPL season? Is this the year he sets the record straight?Quite a few changes have unfolded in the Rajasthan Royals camp since the last IPL. For starters, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes have swapped batting roles. Not to mention the emergence of Kartik Tyagi and Rahul Tewatia. However, Steve Smith was released by the Royals before the auctions, with young Sanju Samson being appointed the new captain!While there are concerns over his viability as a captain, we're more curious about his not-so spectacular returns in the IPL despite promising loads of runs in the Pink of Rajasthan. As Samson's fantasy stocks trade 49.70 Sixer Coins per Share, we try to look into his IPL 2020 stats and find out more about Samson and his viability in the Sixer Market!Consistency in Inconsistency - Samson averaged a match score of 55.75 in IPL 2020!It's been the same routine story for Samson in the IPL. A couple of high-scores early on in the campaign, only to fade away among a slew of low-scores. This was precisely the case in the previous edition. Samson started the season with two whirlwind fifties in Sharjah, even registering a match score of 149 in both of them. However, the law of averages came down hard at him. He could only manage five more match scores of 50 or more, leading to an overall match score average of 55.75.Samson has taken up a different role in the middle order, one which sees him go on the attack from ball one. While this does work more often than not for him, there's obviously a smarter way to go about things. Captaincy has come as a blessing in disguise for Samson. With Smith shifting bases and only Buttler to bank on in the middle order, there's added responsibility on Samson's shoulders this time around.He has been dropped from the Indian team despite showing intent in his previous series. With the World Cup just around the corner, Samson would have a point to prove this IPL. Trading for less than 50 Sixer Coins in the Market, Samson is reasonably priced as well, making him a viable asset. Not to mention his ability to take both quality pace and spin to the cleaners!While he wouldn't want to compromise on his 2020 IPL strike-rate of over 140, Samson would love to breach the 500-run mark and truly stamp his authority on the IPL. While the stage is set for Samson to explode this year, can he set this season on fire? Only time will tell!
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