Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson kept his promise and gifted a new bat to his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead of the team’s match against Delhi Capitals at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old had promised his young opener that he would get him a bat after their team defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets last week.
“Don’t worry. It’s a gift from your elder brother. A gift from your chetta,” Samson had told Jaiswal, while addressing as ‘Chetta’ (big brother in Malayalam).
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On Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals took to their social media handles to share the photo of Samson gifting Jaiswal the bat.
“We all need a Sanju in our lives,” they captioned the post.
Sanju Samson had signed the bat and written on it: “Lots of love to my brother Jaiswal”.
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RR has dropped Jaiswal after the first 3 matches of the 2022 IPL season due to inconsistency. He was, however, brought back against Punjab on Saturday. He and Jos Buttler opened for the team and chased down 190.
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Jaiswal played impressive innings, hitting 9 boundaries and 2 sixes for his 41-ball 68. The team chased down the target with 2 balls remaining.
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RR will climb to the 2nd spot in the points table if it beats Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs by thrashing Lucknow Super Giants by 62 runs on Tuesday. Lucknow are currently in the 2nd spot and need one more win to qualify.
