The practice of trading players in the Indian Premier League is not new. Shikhar Dhawan, Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan and Robin Uthappa were the first players to be traded in the 2009 season. Now with the arrival of 2025, the topic of trading players has become more popular and discussed. On November 15, all 10 teams had released their respective retention lists for IPL 2026. But even before the retention, the team of many players had changed.

Changed team of 9 players

Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai to Rajasthan)- Ravindra Jadeja has left Chennai Super Kings and joined Rajasthan Royals. Jadeja was getting a salary of Rs 18 crore in CSK, but in Rajasthan team he will get a salary of Rs 14 crore. Jadeja, Sanju Samson have gone to Rajasthan team due to trade deal.

Sam Curran (Chennai to Rajasthan)- Sam Curran was also a part of the trade deal with Sanju Samson. Along with Jadeja, Sam Curran will also be seen leaving Chennai Super Kings and playing in Rajasthan Royals team in IPL 2026. He will get a salary of Rs 2.4 crore.

Sanju Samson (Rajasthan to Chennai)- Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has been traded from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings. Rajasthan team had demanded Jadeja and Curran in exchange of Samson. Samson will get Rs 18 crore in CSK team.

Mohammed Shami (Hyderabad to Lucknow)- Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has left Sunrisers Hyderabad and moved to Lucknow Super Giants. Like last season, he will also get a salary of Rs 10 crore from LSG. Shami has won the Purple Cap for Gujarat Titans team in 2023.

Arjun Tendulkar (Mumbai to Lucknow)- Arjun Tendulkar has moved to Lucknow Super Giants after staying in Mumbai Indians for five years. In these 5 years, Arjun could play only 3 matches for MI. He will get a salary of Rs 30 lakh from LSG.

Nitish Rana (Rajasthan to Delhi)- After playing just one season for Rajasthan Royals, Nitish Rana will play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026. Rana has experience of more than 100 IPL matches and Delhi has traded him for his current salary i.e. Rs 4.2 crore.

Shardul Thakur (Lucknow to Mumbai)- Bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been traded by Mumbai Indians to LSG. MI has traded Thakur through a cash deal and he will get a salary of Rs 2 crore next season.

Donovan Ferreira (Delhi to Rajasthan)- The only foreign player to be traded for IPL 2026 is Donovan Ferreira. He has been traded by Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals. His salary has increased by Rs 25 lakh, due to which Rajasthan Royals will now pay him Rs 1 crore.

Mayank Markande (Kolkata to Mumbai)- Leg spin bowler Mayank Markande has returned to Mumbai Indians, MI has traded him to KKR. Markande has been a part of IPL since 2018 and has taken 37 wickets so far. He will get a salary of Rs 30 lakh from Mumbai Indians.

Ravindra Jedeja IPL Trade: Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has given the reason for the trade of star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Rajasthan Royals (RR). This trade is one of the biggest trades in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), in which Sanju Samson went to Chennai, while Jadeja and Sam Curran joined Rajasthan. The surprising thing in this is that Sanju Samson went to CSK for Rs 18 crore, which was his old fee, but Ravindra Jadeja has joined RR for Rs 14 crore, which was reduced from his fee of Rs 18 crore.

Why the cut in Jadeja’s fees?

While talking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra has given the reason for Jadeja’s fee cut. He said, ‘Rajasthan has got Jadeja, but he has reduced his fees. I am wondering whether he got the fees reduced and left CSK? Because the price of a player cannot be changed without his consent. Chopra emphasized that why would any player reduce his fees, especially when he has been such a big match winner for his old team. He said, ‘Jadeja has taken Rs 4 crore less to leave Chennai, which is very surprising.’

Jadeja ‘greed’ for captaincy

While talking in that video, Akash said that maybe Jadeja was bored with the environment of Chennai and did not want to live there. However, this could have been done by going to the auction also, but the biggest question that Akash raised was whether Jadeja was lured by Rajasthan for captaincy. Was this the incentive for which Jadeja went to Rajasthan? This is very interesting, but there could be some other reason behind it.

In exchange for Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran are going to leave Chennai Super Kings and join Rajasthan Royals. According to Cricbuzz, consent has been received from all three players regarding the trade and all three have signed the trade deal. However, there has been no official confirmation regarding the trade yet. It is being told that this process may take some time to complete, after which Samson’s move to CSK and Jadeja-Curran’s move to Rajasthan Royals are expected to be confirmed.

For the trade deal to be completed, it is necessary for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be involved in it. It is reported that till Monday evening, neither Rajasthan or Chennai franchise has officially informed IPL or BCCI officials about this trade.

According to IPL rules, whenever a foreign player is traded, NOC (No Objection Certificate) is required. Since Sam Curran is an England player, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can be made a part of the process to trade him.

Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja were retained by their respective teams last season for Rs 18 crores. But in this trade deal, along with Jadeja, Sam Curran is also going to Rajasthan. Curran, who was given a salary of Rs 2.4 crore by Chennai Super Kings last season. According to other media reports, Rajasthan Royals management had earlier demanded Dewald Brevis along with Jadeja, but CSK management had rejected that demand. After that Sam Curran’s name came up in this trade deal.

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The mini auction for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) is likely to take place on December 15. Before that, the deadline for all the 10 teams to submit the list of their retained and released players to the board is November 15. The trade deal of Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson is the most talked about right now, discussions have taken place between the two teams but the final decision has not been taken yet. Here we are telling you about those 5 players, who can go from the current team to the new team through trade deal.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul is currently involved in Delhi Capitals, who was bought by the franchise in the auction last year. Delhi even wanted to make him the captain, but Rahul did not agree. Although Rahul performed effectively with the bat, that is why Delhi does not want to give up this player easily.

Kolkata Knight Riders franchise wants to bring KL Rahul with itself, hence it was ready to give Andre Russell to Delhi through a trade deal. However, things probably won’t work out with Russell. Unless KKR gives Rinku Singh or Varun Chakraborty, Delhi may not make this deal.

sanju samson

There is also news about Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson that the franchise is discussing a deal to give him to CSK, but in exchange of the captain, it wants another player along with Ravindra Jadeja. There is also news that Delhi Capitals is also discussing to take Sanju Samson. Let us tell you that Sanju Samson has previously lived in Delhi.

washington beautiful

After Ashwin’s retirement, Chennai Super Kings is reportedly looking for a suitable replacement for him. The franchise is reported to have shown interest in Washington Sundar, who is currently part of Gujarat Titans. He is also playing matches for Team India. Ashwin had also revealed Washington’s reaction on this, he had said that Sundar does not know about this but he has improved his game a lot while being with Gujarat.

Washington Sundar fits into the CSK setup, but Gujarat head coach Ashish Nehra has ruled out such a trade deal but if it has been discussed then it is too early to rule out any possibility.

Venkatesh Iyer

Kolkata Knight Riders had bought Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 23.75 crore last year, who was a part of their team earlier also. According to the news, Royal Challengers Bangalore wants to take Venkatesh through a trade deal and is considering giving Phil Salt in exchange for him. However, there is one thing that is making this deal difficult and that is Iyer’s price, which is high.

Ravindra Jadeja

Not only this year but it will be the biggest deal of the entire IPL, if Chennai Super Kings gives Ravindra Jadeja to any franchise in a trade deal. There is news that discussions are going on between CSK and Rajasthan Royals, CSK wants Sanju Samson in exchange of Jadeja. Let us tell you that Jadeja started his IPL career by playing for Rajasthan team.

Before the IPL 2026 auction this year, Sanju Samson can make a deal with another team. According to Times of India, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals are going to finalize the deal regarding Sanju Samson very soon. It is certain that Samson is going to leave the Rajasthan team and Delhi Capitals have shown interest in him. But according to the report, Delhi did not want to trade any of its main players. It is also reported that KKR is trying its best to bring KL Rahul into its squad.

Where will Sanju Samson go?

According to a report published in Times of India, KL Rahul’s name was taken in the Rajasthan-Delhi deal. But Delhi is not ready to release a player who was their top performer last season. But RR management has liked the idea of ​​trading Samson with Tristan Stubbs, but it is also updated that Rajasthan team wants another player along with Stubbs in exchange of trading Sanju Samson. It is being told that the Delhi management has not liked the idea of ​​swapping two players in place of Samson.

In the same report, it was also revealed that Rajasthan Royals had approached Chennai Super Kings management to trade Samson. RR wanted to trade Samson with Ravindra Jadeja.

KKR interested in KL Rahul

Kolkata Knight Riders needs a top order batsman and captain, so the team is trying hard to include KL Rahul. The friendship between the new head coach of KKR and KL Rahul is not hidden from anyone. Even the management is in favor of bringing Rahul, but the question is which player should be sent to another team in his place.

Andre Russell can be an option, but the Delhi team wants to invest its money and time in young players. KKR is unlikely to release star players like Varun Chakraborty and Rinku Singh. At the same time, no one is showing interest in taking Venkatesh Iyer, who performed averagely last season.

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The auction of the next season of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL 2026 can be conducted in the month of December. It is being told that the auction can be held between 13-15 December, BCCI has not yet taken the final decision on the date of the auction. Compared to IPL 2025, this time a ‘mini auction’ will be conducted, in which fewer players will be bid on than last time. In the same report of Cricbuzz, it was also told that the last date to retain players could be November 15.

According to Cricbuzz, it has not been decided yet whether the auction will be held abroad or in India itself. Sources believe that BCCI can organize ‘mini auction’ in India itself, but the situation regarding this is not clear.

Deadline for retention list

According to reports, all the teams will have to release their respective retention lists by 15th November. By this date, teams will have to submit the list of players whom they want to release. There is not much possibility of change in many players in the teams.

Who can be released?

There is speculation that Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Sam Curran and star batsman Devon Conway may also be released before the ‘mini auction’. In the past months, speculations about Sanju Samson being traded have also gained momentum. It has also been reported that Rajasthan Royals can release their 2 main spin bowlers, Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahish Tikshana. However, next season Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara will be the head coach of the RR team, so Hasaranga and Teekshana may not be released.

These players can get a new team

Some other players including Mitchell Starc, Akashdeep, T Natarajan, Mayank Yadav and David Miller can join the new team, but nothing is clear on this. The blame may also fall on Venkatesh Iyer, who was bought by KKR last season with a bid of Rs 23.75 crore. There are speculations that Cameron Green could become one of the most expensive players in the auction.

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India’s star batsman KL Rahul can be seen playing for a new team in IPL 2026. A media report has revealed that 3 -time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders have shown interest in trading Rahul. KL Rahul played for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, but now according to the Times of India, KKR wants to bring Rahul into his team. Team officials have also expressed their desire in this regard.

A source quoted by the Times of India said, “This trade may not be successful because KKR does not have any player that he can trade with Delhi Capitals instead of KL Rahul.” Abhishek Nair can be a reason for the Kolkata team to show interest in Rahul, who is the assistant coach of the KKR team. If Rahul comes in KKR, then he can also be offered captaincy.

As long as Abhishek Nair remained the assistant coach of the Indian team, many times he was exposed to good bonding with KL Rahul. Some credit for Rahul coming back to form in white ball cricket also goes to Abhishek Nair. Rahul himself has accepted this.

During the IPL, KL Rahul had said that, “I have done the white ball game much better in the last one year, the credit goes to Abhishek Nair. I have learned a lot from him after he came to the Indian team. We would discuss the same hours that I would discuss how my white ball game could be better.”

Talking about Kolkata Knight Riders, this team finished eighth in the IPL 2025 points table, while KKR became the champion under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer in the last season. Talking about KL Rahul, he scored 539 runs while playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025.

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IPL 2024 finalist Sunrisers Hyderabad team has started winding up. Last season SRH’s team’s performance was disappointing, after which the Hyderabad team has made a big change in their coaching staff. The SRH team has appointed former India fast bowler Varun Aaron as the new bowling coach (SRH Bowling Coach IPL 2026). He has replaced James Franlin as a bowling coach.

Now an old statement of Varun Aaron has become the center of discussion, which he gave at the time of IPL 2025. He predicted Mohammed Shami’s release from the Hyderabad team as an expert on ESPN Cricinfo.

Varun Aaron predicted that, “I would say that Mohammed Shami will be released, because he is going through the last stop of his career, fitness is falling and perhaps Ishaan Kishan can also be released.

Expect mohammad shami to be released with the inclusion of varun aaron as our bowling coach.#SRH #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/0QFH6ZGLG1

– Varun velamakanti (@cricvarunsrh) July 14, 2025

Let us tell you that at that time Varun Aaron was keeping his personal side as an expert and was not part of any team. Talking about Shami, he took 9 wickets in the Champions Trophy 2025, taking 9 wickets. The Hyderabad team added him to Rs 10 crore, but his performance was very poor, where he was able to take only 6 wickets in 9 matches.

Talking about Ishaan Kishan on the other hand, SRH Franchise was included in his team for Rs 11.25 crore in the mega auction. In the 2025 season, he scored 354 runs in 14 matches. In which he was able to score only one century and a half-century.

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