Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals and KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants will be facing each other in a blockbuster on April 19. However, just before the match, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag issued a fresh warning to Sanju Samson and Co.
Sharing his views during a discussion on Cricbuzz, Sehwag warned RR that the hosts don’t have any threatening fast bowler apart from Trent Boult. “KL Rahul is back in form. He scored runs in the previous match. Yes, his strike rate may not have met people’s expectations, but his form is a great sign. Rajasthan doesn’t have any other fast bowler apart from Trent Boult who has express pace or is very dangerous. They do have dangerous spinners, but if KL Rahul bats for long, he will surely take them apart,” Sehwag said.
Sehwag also claimed that Rahul is a much better batter than Samson across formats. “If you talk about establishing yourself in the Indian team, I believe KL Rahul is far better than Sanju Samson. He has played Test matches and scored hundreds in many countries. He has performed well in ODIs, both as an opener and in the middle order, and has also scored runs in T20 cricket,” Sehwag added.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has scored 157 runs while Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rahul has amassed 155 runs in the first five matches of IPL 2023. Hence, it would be interesting to see who ends up scoring more after the end of this season.