RR vs LSG, IPL 2025: Dravid rubbishes rift with samson, addresses concerns of death bowling

Rajasthan Royals Head Coach Rahul Dravid rubbished rift in the team and insisted that he was on the same page with captain sanju samson.

Following its defeat to delhi capitals on April 16, Multiple reports claimed things were not well in the royals camp. However, Terming these reports as baseless, dravid said, “Sanju is an integral part of all the decision-making. Make… ”

It has been a dismal Indian Premier League (IPL) Season for the Royals, Who are placed eighth in the points table, with just two wins from seven game. While Dravid Remained Hopeful Of the Team Turning Things Around and Moving INTO The Playoffs, He also agreed that Death Bowling Has Been An Area of ​​Concen.

“Obvious, when you lose games and things do’t go right, you face the criticism, and we are happy to face the criticism of not performing well or not doing Do Anything About Such Baseless Stuff (Reports), “He said.

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals Captain Sanju Samson and Coach Rahul Dravid during a training session ahead of an ipl 2025 match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in JAIPUR. , Photo Credit: PTI

“The spirit in the team has been really good. I have been really impressed with the way the guys have worked so hard.

“One of the things people give’t see is how much the players hurt themselves and how bad they feel. We should have won that game, “dravid added.

A less decisions by the royals raised eyebrows during their game against delhi capitals, and dravid agreed that it being a young team, players will learn from their mistakes.

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“We have been a bit disappointing this season.

But then a lot of decisions can always be looked at from outside and termed as perplexing, but there is a lot of thought that goes into some some of these decisions, “Dravid said.

DC’s Kl Rahul takes a run as rr bowler sandeep sharma reacts during the super over in ipl 2025 in new delhi. , Photo Credit: PTI

In the super over, the royals preferred Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer to Start the Proceedings, whereas sandeep sharma was chown to defend the low total.

“Like with a lot of other teams, a lot of these decisions are made by people who are pretty much experts in the field and who spend a lot of time in the field.

“He has ben bowling some fantastic overs for us, he has bowled all the Difability Oveers for Us in this tournament and we completely back him and support Bowler for us on that wicket in that those conditions with the skills that he has… ”

The royals will face lucknow super giats in a must-win game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.