India, April 2 -- Riyan Parag's captaincy tenure in the ongoing IPL 2025 ended on Wednesday as Sanju Samson is all set to return to his full-time leadership role and resume captaincy from Rajasthan Royals' next match against the Punjab Kings. The development came after Samson was cleared by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to resume wicketkeeping duties.

Samson had injured his finger during the home T20I series against England earlier this year. With the Kerala-based cricketer not fully recovering from his injury at the start of the IPL 2025, he named Parag the interim captain for the opening three games. Samson, however, featured in all three matches as an impact sub, providing his batting services while Dhruv Jurel repla...