The 30-year-old Indian batter, Sanju Samson, has suffered a vicious blow on the index finger of his right hand, courtesy, a horrific bouncer from Jofra Archer in the 5th T20I against England at Wankhede Stadium. He was attended by the physio after suffering the blow and was later taken for scans. According to the PTI, the star Indian batter will not be available to participate in the upcoming Ranji Trophy quarter-final match for Kerala against Jammu and Kashmir as he will certainly be away from the cricketing action for at least six weeks. This news has sent shockwaves amongst the fans of Rajasthan Royals as this might be a blow to their hope for the second IPL title. Under the leadership of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals have been commendable in past few seasons and if he misses out the upcoming season of IPL, the franchise will be in a huge dilemma on whom to appoint as the skipper of the side. Although Rajasthan Royals do not have much captaincy option, there are few players who can take up the leadership role and make the opportunity count. In this blog, let's find out who are the possible captaincy options if Sanju Samson gets ruled out from the forthcoming season of IPL. Also Read | Rajasthan Royals Reveal New IPL 2025 Jersey: What's Special? Players Who Could Lead RR if Samson Misses IPL 2025 Nitish Rana The 31-year-old cricketer hailing from Delhi can be a potential captaincy option if Sanju Samson misses out of IPL 2025. Nitish Rana carries enough experience of playing in this league and the left-hander has also captained Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023 when their regular skipper Shreyas Iyer missed out the whole season due to injury. Rana can be an effective option as he has played under some of the finest captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Delhi cricketer might bring all those insights together and can prove his mettle as the skipper. Yashasvi Jaiswal Jaiswal has no prior captaincy experience, but he is one of the linch-pin for the franchise and he is also in a sublime form since past few years. If RR does not go with Rana as their skipper, they would probably root in for Jaiswal as their skipper as there aren't many captaincy options with the franchise. Jaiswal's appointment as the skipper of RR would display the trust of franchise on him and this could also be a steppingstone in Yashasvi Jaiswal's career as a leader. Also Read | Did Ben Duckett Get a Team in IPL 2025? Wanindu Hasaranga With very few captaincy options, the Sri Lanka all-rounder could get a chance to lead Rajasthan Royals in the cash-rich league. As a player, Hasaranga brings in a lot of experience on his back and his expertise in this format could be vital for his side. Hasaranga has captained his national side in 10 T20Is, but after a dismal performance of the team under his leadership in the T20 World Cup 2024, the all-rounder stepped down from the role of skipper. If Sanju Samson misses out and Rajasthan Royals trusts his skills as skipper, it would be an opportunity for him to prove himself as the captain in the most valuable and the toughest league. Riyan Parag Riyan Parag is someone who turned out as a match winner in the last season for Rajasthan Royals. The young lad has led Assam in the Ranji Trophy in multiple matches and this would have given him enough experience of leading a team. The franchise might consider this and could think of assigning Riyan Parag as the skipper.