Harshal Patel was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 20 Lakh in 2018. However, he did not get many opportunities to play.
Samson, the newly-appointed skipper, led his side from the front to notch up third IPL ton and single-handedly take Royals close to the finish line.
The Rajasthan Royals pacer has overcome many hurdles in his life like working at his uncles stationery shop while in school in lieu of money to cover his cricket expenses.
The Mumbai Indians skipper missed some part of the IPL last year and the initial portion of the Australia tour, including the white-ball leg, due to the injury.
The Royals team director also lavished praise on RR youngsters, especially pacer Chetan Sakariya and batsman Riyan Parag.
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Samson almost took Royals home with a breathtaking 119 off 63 balls but was caught off the game's final ball with left-arm pacer Arshdeep defending 13 runs in the last over.
The former India spinner says Sanju's intention was to end the match by hitting a six but you cannot hit a six every time under pressure.
While the PBKS skipper praised his batsmen he did add that the bowlers were a bit inconsistent with their lengths and needed to pull up their socks.
Samson hit 12 fours and seven sixes in his astonishing 63-ball innings but in the end failed to send Arshdeep Singh's final ball for the maximum runs as RR lost the match by four runs.
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