Ex-India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta said RR captain Sanju Samson's IPL 2023 season has been below-par till now. "There was a period in IPL 2023 where I thought that Sanju, the captain, didn't help Sanju, the batter's cause. He came down the order...That hasn't helped," added Dasgupta. Ex-West Indies pacer Ian Bishop stated that Samson could've performed better in IPL 2023.