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I think it is time to give him the tag of legend: Sanju Samson heaps praise on Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson lauded both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yuzvendra Chahal for their record breaking performances against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.
Jaiswal smacked the fastest 50 (13) in the hory of the Indian Premier League while Chahal became the highest wicket-taker of all time when he snapped up Kolkata captain Nitish Rana.
Talking about Jaiswal’s innings, Samson said, “I didn’t have to do anything today. Just put bat on ball and watch him play. We are used to it now, even the bowlers know how he goes in the powerplay. He enjoys batting in the powerplay.”
“I think it is time to give him the tag of legend. We are grateful to have him in the franchise. Never have to speak to him, give him the ball and he knows what to do. He bowls at the death as well, very pleasing for me as a captain,” he said while praising Chahal.
Samson also refused to let complacency get the better of the team after this demolishing victory. “We have two more quarter finals to play, the pressure in never off in the IPL. Each game, each over is important. You can sense how the atmosphere is when a legend like Jos Buttler throws his wicket away for Jaiswal. Very happy today but we have a few more matches to go,” the RR skipper said before signing off.
On the other hand, his counterpart, Nitish Rana, looked absolutely gutted after the loss, revealing that he wanted to catch Jaiswal off guard and that is why he had opted to bowl the first over.
“You have to praise his innings. It was a day when he could do anything he wanted. It was a 180 wicket as I said at the toss, our batting wasn’t great and that’s the result of us dropping 2 points. He was batting well right through the tournament, so I thought a part-time spinner could perhaps make him complacent, that was the plan, but he played superbly,” Rana said.

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