Published 15:01 IST, August 13th 2020

IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals keeper Sanju Samson inflicts lightening-fast stumping; watch

IPL 2020: Sanju Samson is leaving no stone unturned to sharpen his reflexes as the event gets underway from September 19 with the final on November 10.

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Sanju Samson is considered one of most talented wicketkeeper-batsmen in India by many cricket lovers. However,  youngster has failed to cement his place in national side with  limited opportunities presented to him. Despite failing to score well in Indian colours, Kerala cricketer has done exceptionally well in Indian Premier League (IPL) for Rajasthan Royals (RR). 

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 IPL 2020 presents yet ar opportunity for Sanju Samson to stake a claim for a place in national side for which youngster has already started his preparations in full swing. Rajasthan Royals recently posted a video of Samson's preparation on ir official Instagram handle.

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IPL 2020: Sanju Samson shows his reflexes with lightning-fast stumping 

Despite England's Jos Buttler being certain to don gloves for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020, Sanju Samson is leaving stone unturned to sharpen his reflexes with gloves. In video posted by Rajasthan Royals, Samson can be seen executing a lightning-fast stumping after a brilliant take. His reflexes certainly show that youngster's sharpness behind stumps despite being under lockdown at home due to COVID-19. Here's video posted by Rajasthan Royals -

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IPL 2020: Sanju Samson set to don Rajasthan Royals jersey 

After a short break from cricket due to COVID-19, Sanju Samson will begin season by wearing Rajasthan Royals jersey in upcoming IPL 2020 in UAE. Samson has played in UAE earlier as well and being familiar with conditions, he will be looking to make full use of this opportunity. 

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Coming to Samson and career, cricketer from Kerala is just 25 years old and has had an impressive IPL career till date. Having made his debut in 2013 for Rajasthan Royals, Samson has played 93 matches, scoring 2209 runs. Behind stumps, youngster has taken 43 catches and affected 4 stumpings.

IPL 2020 schedule 

As per new IPL dates, tournament is scheduled to start from September 19 with final taking place on vember 10. Coming to IPL 2020 venues, matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. IPL 2020 was earlier scheduled to start on March 29 but BCCI decided to postpone tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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15:01 IST, August 13th 2020