IPL 2021: Samson is going to do well in upcoming games - RR asst. coach

Placed at the bottom of the points table after just one win from four games IPL14 hasnrsquot kicked off the way Rajasthan Royals would have wanted to Their problems of the last season seem to have resurfaced with the toporder not firing and the death overs bowling still strugglingTodayrsquos clash between RR and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium will provide an opportunity for both teams to break their losing streakTrevor PenneyBut before that happens RRrsquos lead assistant coach Trevor Penney who has been Team Indiarsquos fielding coach as well spoke to midday on Friday dwelling on issues plaguing the inaugural IPL champions and how they plan to fix them Edited excerpts from the interviewSanju Samson began with a solid 119 against Punjab Kings but has fizzled out How can he be consistentHe is one of the greatest cricketers he hits the ball so well Wersquod love him to be a bit more consistent but there are still 10 more games to go and I believe he is going to do well in the next 10 games He looked good yesterday hit some really good shots but he was unfortunate to get the ball that stuck a bit and he hit it to midwicket I am not concerned about Sanju He is the captain now and he looks very hungry I am sure he is gonna fire soon Is too much riding on Chris MorrisHersquos been fantastic At the start of the tournament he hadnrsquot played much cricket and he had a bit of rustiness in the camp He is bowling really well now The Wankhede pitch is really flat so it is hard to judge Like yesterday on Thursday against RCB it is hard to control death bowling when you donrsquot take any wickets But he is a massive influence not just on the field but off it as well We have done well bowlingwise but our batting hasnrsquot quite firedHow much did Ben Stokesrsquos injury disrupt RRrsquos plansHe is irreplaceable because he is one of the best allrounders in the world He is an exceptional bowler a brilliant fielder and his batting is unbelievable So yes that was a knock but we will take that in our stride as it is an opportunity for someone else It is very difficult to replace him and I donrsquot think anyone can But we still have some very good foreign playersDavid Miller came in and scored well So we are expecting some big things from Davy He was unfortunate to get a good ball yesterday against RCB which can happen We havenrsquot really hit our lsquoArsquo game as yet but once we do that we will be very goodIs losing wickets in the powerplay a concernYes itrsquos something we have talked about and trying to fix Obviously you do not want to lose wickets in the powerplay as it puts too much pressure on the middleorder That is what is happeningDeath overs bowling remains a problem this year as wellOur bowling has been good actually Most teams have struggled in death bowling at Wankhede as itrsquos a very very good wicket at the moment And once the dew comes down it gets slippy and difficult No excuses though All teams are struggling I feel at the WankhedeWe need to get more runs on the board and then our bowlers can have the freedom to experimentRRrsquos Jofra Archer to miss entire IPLThe England and Wales Cricket Board ECB on Friday announced that RRrsquos Jofra Archer will not play this IPL Archer who underwent a hand surgery began high intensity bowling this week but the ECB and Sussex medical teams feel they need to monitor his progress