Watch: Sanju Samson Set to Play as a Batter, Riyan Parag Leads the Team in IPL 2025

An exciting piece of news for IPL 2025 fans, it has been officially announced that Sanju Samson will bat for his team's first three matches of the season. Being a batting wizard, Sanju's inclusion in these initial deciding matches is eagerly awaited by the masses. His consistent performance will be the key to setting the tone for the team in the IPL 2025 season.

With this, Riyan Parag will also be approaching as captain of the team in these initial games. Riyan is one of the young and new stars of the team, who will be essaying the captaincy role for the first time in the IPL. His leadership will be scrutinized to an extent as he guides the team through these deciding initial games.

While Sanju is focusing on the batting duty, Riyan will take care of the team with important decisions and keeping the team players motivated. Sanju can thus focus on what he can do best with the bat and Riyan receive some valuable captaincy experience in the process.

💪 Update: Sanju will be playing our first three games as a batter, with Riyan stepping up to lead the boys in these matches! 💗 pic.twitter.com/FyHTmBp1F5

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 20, 2025

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This tactical decision is in line with the strategy of the team to equilibrate strengths of players and leadership roles in IPL 2025. Riyan's leadership will be a great learning process, while Sanju's batting ability is set to prove indispensable in the first half of the tournament.

As IPL 2025 starts, the performances of Sanju and Riyan will be under the spotlight. Fans are looking forward to this pair taking the team to a good start and producing success in the early matches of the season.