Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling coach Eric Simons applauded both MS Dhoni and Sanju Samson for their composure and deep understanding of the game. He said that Dhoni is one of the calmest players he’s ever worked with, and stated that Samson shows a very similar mindset, remaining unflustered, confident, and not overdoing preparation as well.

“I’ve had the privilege to spend many years playing, being involved with Dhoni, he’s one of the calmest cricketers I’ve ever come across. And Sanju Samson’s not far behind that, he just understands the game from that perspective, I’ve seen no panic, no sense of practising more, doing more, maybe even less,” Simons said in the post-match press conference.

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After three failures for his new Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Sanju Samson also announced his arrival with a stunning hundred against the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday in Chennai. Simons also added that a player of Samson’s class will surely bounce back from his poor form.

“When you’ve got the class of a player like him, you know it’s just temporary if you have a bad run of form and sometimes it’s about luck, he got a great delivery from (Nandre) Burger at one game, it’s just the way it goes, one ball goes for four to the boundary, he edges one, he gets caught, so there was never any doubt that this was coming and I think the mindset of a cricketer of his stature is important, you’ve just got to keep trusting him, believing in your quality and certainly he’s got that sort of an abundance,” Simons further added.

However, Sanju Samson made history on Saturday, becoming the first batter in IPL history to score centuries for three different franchises after he smashed his maiden century in CSK.