Former Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moddy has raised questions over Sanju Samson’s captaincy after the team’s defeat against the Gujarat Titans. Tom Moody criticized Sanju for not using Trent Boult wisely, giving him only two overs with the ball.
Tom Moody said, “You had to use Trent Boult at the back end. He’s certainly been used to death before, and he’s got a huge amount of experience. So when it comes to pressure, he’s used to absorbing that pressure and taking on those challenges. So I was really surprised that he wasn’t there today. He left the park with two overs left in the bank, which doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Nothing against Ashwin; he is a very fine bowler. But he and Chahal went for 83 runs in their eight overs combined. To me, it was a real mess with Trent Boult. Unless there’s an injury or illness that we are not aware of,”
Even former Indian wicketkeeper Deep Das Gupta also questioned Samson’s decision to use Ashiwn in place of Boult in death overs.
DDG said, “I can understand Ashwin bowling the 15th over, but the 17th? If you look at the bowling unit, Boult is the most experienced fast bowler there. Irrespective of whether it’s his strength or not, you’re still going to bowl him at the back end. If he’s got over left, you’ve
got to bowl him.”
Apart from them, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra also raised questions about Sanju Samson’s captaincy.
In his YouTube channel, Aaksh said, “If you are bowling with a dry ball, then if you have scored enough runs, you should have the bowling to defend it. The truth is that Rajasthan has bowling. They didn’t play Nandre Burger, but despite that, they had bowling. Keshav Maharaj made his debut, and they got him to bowl only two overs.”
Chopra further stated, “Why did Trent Boult bowl only two overs? I didn’t understand that. Two overs, eight runs, and he bowled only two overs. Why? Keshav gave up 16 runs in his two overs, so only 24 runs went in those four overs. Trent Boult could have been given overs in the middle, but you didn’t do that. You went towards spinners.”
The Rajasthan Royals will now be seen in action against the Punjab Kings on April 13.
