riding high on an outstanding domestic season for kerala sanju samson was brought for 8 crore by rajasthan royals during this years ipl auction the wicketkeeperbatsman will be joining steve smith ben stokes and ajinkya rahane as he returns to the club for which he had played in 201315with the india cricket team too on the lookout for young wicketkeepers this season can be pivotal for the thiruvananthapuram lad who is one of the favourites to bag m s dhonis spot after the veterans retirement we catch up with sanju to know about his future goals the changes he has made as a player and morerajasthan royals forked 8 crore for you did you expect thati believe i am fortunate however you can never judge a players potential or talent based on the money he gets you obviously need money to live but what made me the most happy was that i could return to rajasthan royals its the team i always wanted to play for and i am glad i was picked by them this seasonyou were selected as a wicketkeeperbatsman for the team its a crucial ipl for keepers especially because bcci scouts will be keeping an eye out for such players to fill the slot in indian team in the future so is there that extra pressure to performi think there should always be pressure to perform thats when players excel for me the pressure has always been there since i started playing so i dont think theres a chance that it will affect me much ipl is important but playing for india gains precedence as players we are always striving hard to be better to achieve that dreami like to think of it as a journey and as part of it i have been learning a lot of lessons i have been focusing on keeping the same way i have been for batting i am working with kiran more sir to improve my keeping skills whenever i have a problem we discuss and he helps me out over the years i believe i have been able to improve and i want to keep polishing it going forward toonow that dhoni is in the twilight years of his career and the test team also looking for more options do your coaches stress that your keeping skills could land you a spot in the indian team soonerits kind of evident because that is the role that players like me are being groomed for so the importance of our domestic performance cannot be underlined enough the past year i have been able to perform well thats a positive sign but to increase your chances to get in to the indian team you have to be consistent and thats what i have been trying to dolooking at the ipl picks this year is it becoming more of a batsmens gamethats the popular opinion the pitch the conditions and ground size for the ipl suit batsmen better but there are also