Big news has come for Rajasthan Royals before the match against Punjab Kings. Star wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is set to return as captain. He has been declared fully fit by the Center of Excellence (COE) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Now he can also do wicketkeeping in the upcoming match.

Information given by the team

Rajasthan Royals said in a release, that Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has got approval from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to resume wicketkeeping responsibilities after recovery. The approval has been given after a thorough assessment of his fitness by the NCA medical team. With this positive development, Samson will return to his full leadership role and resume captaincy from the team's next match against Punjab Kings.

Samson was injured in February.

Samson was injured during the fifth T20 match in February. While batting, he suffered a finger injury on Jofra Archer's ball. After this he underwent surgery. Samson was seen playing as an impact player for Rajasthan in the last three matches. In his place, Riyan Parag took over the captaincy of the team.

Riyan Parag took over the command in the first three matches

Under Riyan's leadership, Rajasthan had to face defeat in two out of three matches. Now the star wicketkeeper batsman is fully fit and ready to make a comeback. In such a situation, the fans are expecting a better performance from him. In the current points table of IPL, Rajasthan Royals are at the ninth position with two points. Now they will face Punjab Kings on April 5 (Saturday).

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