On Saturday, Rajasthan Royals shall have its leader back in the shape of Sanju Samson for their match against PBKS. The Kerala wicketkeeper-batter had participated in the first three games of the league season as a substitute player and is now completely fit. This time, he is augmenting an enormous milestone he's within grasp of becoming RR's most successful captain. Though, it is not going to be easy as challenge comes from Iyer and his men, who are quite in their element. Currently, Samson is equal with Shane Warne, both having captained the Rajasthan franchise to 31 wins each. A victory against PBKS would give Samson 32 wins, hence surpassing Warne and making him the most successful captain of Rajasthan Royals. Player Span Mat Won Lost %W %L Sanju Samson 2021-2024 61 31 29 50.81 47.54 Shane Watson 2008-2011 56 31 24 55.35 42.85 Rahul Dravid 2012-2013 40 23 17 57.50 42.50 Steve Smith 2014-2020 27 15 11 55.55 40.74 Ajinkya Rahane 2018-2019 24 9 15 37.50 62.50 Shane Watson 2008-2015 21 7 11 33.33 52.38 Riyan Parag 2025-2025 3 1 2 33.33 66.66 Samson took the Delhi Royals in 2021 to become the seventh captain of the team in IPL history. On Wednesday, he received clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Centre of Excellence about his match fitness. Read: Rahane’s Stunning Catch Removes Ishan Kishan in KKR vs SRH He had previously undergone surgery in February after fracturing his right finger. Since then, the BCCI CoE has been administering care to him and has missed out on the second half of the Ranji Trophy. But he got fully fit for IPL 2025. After playing against Chennai Super Kings on March 30 in Guwahati, Samson took off for Bangalore to examine his injuries. Once deemed fit by the BCCI doctors, he would fly home. He now takes up the mantle of captaincy and wicketkeeping from Riyan Parag.