Sanju is second MS Dhoni for me, he gives a good share of 15 crores he gets for training of youngsters: Trainer

MUMBAI: Heaping praises on Indian cricketer and Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson, Royals' fitness trainer Rajamani Prabhu said that Sanju is the face of Rajasthan Royals. Rajamani opened up about Sanju during a recent interview given to a Tamil media outlet.

"Sanju is a selfless person who wants everyone to do well. Rajasthan Royals had a poor season in IPL 2021. Sanju was very disappointed after suffering a huge defeat in Dubai. I then told Sanju to go and join some other big team. However, Sanju said that he wants to make Rajasthan Royals a big team," Rajamani said.

"He said that we should bring players like R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Prasidh Krishna into the team. For me, Sanju is the second MS Dhoni. When I came from West Indies, Sanju called me for training. It was Sanju who booked the suite room for my wife and son in the hotel. Its rent alone was Rs 45,000," he said.

"Sanju is a selfless person. He wants everyone with him to do well. He is the most popular star in Kerala Out of the 15 crores that Sanju gets, he returns two crores to our company for the training of young players. He is a hardworking cricketer I'm pretty sure that he'll soon make it to the main Indian team," Rajamani added.