Sanju Samson has been enjoying an amazing tenure as the skipper of the Rajasthan Royals to date. Since taking charge in 2021, he has performed wonders as a leader. In IPL 2024 also under his captaincy, the team has done a wonderful job, having qualified for the playoffs. Although there was a hiccup when the team lost four consecutive games, but things went well as they ended their group stage campaign in the top 4.
Since there has been a lot of praise for this player, let’s take a look at his IPL captaincy career to date and see what we can expect from him in future games.
Sanju Samson captaincy record
Having played 60 matches as captain of the Rajasthan Royals, under his leadership, the team have won 31 games to date
| Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | No result | Win% |
| 60 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51.67% |
Equals Shane Warne’s win record as captain for RR
As mentioned this season also, Sanju Samson has maintained his captaincy profile, and under his leadership, the team has qualified for the playoffs. Recently, after defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL eliminator game, Samson equaled Shane Warne’s record of most wins (31 wins) as captain of the Rajasthan Royals.
Speaking more about Sanju, there are still a few games left for him this IPL season. If RR wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad, they will proceed to Chennai to play against the Kolkata Knight Riders. It will be interesting to see if Sanju can surpass Warne or not.
Most wins as RR captain
| Captains | Wins |
|---|---|
| Shane Warne | 31 |
| Sanju Samson* | 31 |
| Rahul Dravid | 18 |
| Steven Smith | 15 |
