Nitish Rana has brought out a fresh drama around the future of Sanju Samson with Rajasthan Royals before the IPL 2026 auction. Nitish Rana, who captained West Delhi Lions in the glory of the Delhi Premier League 2025 (DPL 2025), dropped a huge signal about Sanju Samson.
West Delhi Lions on 31 August at the Arun Jaitley Stadium at the final of DPL 2025 to lift the trophy to Central Delhi Kings by six wickets, included the Left-hand in a mild discussion with RJ Ramit Jain and left a large-scale signal on social media buzz.
Nitish Rana indicates when Sanju Samson’s stunning exit from Rajasthan Royals
For weeks, there is speculation that Sanju Samson will release Rajasthan Royals, and will be seen in action for a separate franchise in IPL 2026. It is also being said that Samson already asked the Royals to either release it or trade it beyond the IPL 2026 auction.
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Now, Rana, who was played for Rajasthan Royals under the captaincy of Sanju Samson in IPL 2025, openly pointed to fuel in rumors and said that there is truth behind rumors. During a rapid fire with RJ Ramit Jain, Rana was asked to share something about his RR colleagues that the world does not know.
RJ asked, “What does the world not know about Sanju Samson?” To which, the Delhi batsman quickly responded, “Where is he going to play next year?”
When asked about Joffra Archer, Rana said that England Fast bowler is a “big football fan”. Interestingly, when the name of young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi came out, the West Delhi Lions captain made fun of his age, only to avoid creating any dispute later.
There has already been a dispute at the age of Suryavanshi, so Rana said, “Is he 14 years old or not?” Before saying “sorry” with laughter.
Speaking about Ryan Paran, he said, “I think he is not as he looks. He is very soft in real life. Soft as he speaks very well. His attitude may look wrong on TV, but he is not so.”
Cricket is everything for Nitish Rana
One thing was asked about Nitish Rana that the world does not know, Delhi player said that cricket has always been up in his life. He believes that cricket is much larger than any person, and thus he has always given importance to it.
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He said, “I think there is nothing greater than cricket. The game is very big. From any player, from any match, I think, I think cricket is a big game. And I have always seen cricket in a place where I have never seen myself, or my family, or someone else. So, cricket is the top for me.”
In particular, Rana was the most valuable player of the tournament in the Delhi Premier League 2025, where he scored an amazing average of 65.50 and 393 runs at a strike rate of 181.94. He also hit the most sixes in DPL 2025, and it is 34, with the highest score of 134 off 55 balls.
