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.

The auction for IPL season 19 will be held in December, before that the retention list of all 10 teams will be released this evening. It will be clear which team has released and retained which players. For a few days, there was news about Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson that both of them can be exchanged through trade deal, Jadeja can join Rajasthan and Samson can join Chennai. Now BCCI has approved it. The official trade list has been released by IPL, in which information about a total of 8 players and their prices has been given.

Ravindra Jadeja (joined RR from CSK)

In a statement from the IPL, it was said that all-rounder and captain for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Ravindra Jadeja will represent Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the upcoming IPL season after a successful trade. Jadeja played cricket for CSK for 12 seasons, this is being said to be the biggest trade deal in IPL history. His salary in IPL 2026 will be Rs 14 crore, in CSK it was Rs 18 crore.

Sanju Samson (joined CSK from RR)

Rajasthan Royals captain and Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson will play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, his price in this team will also be Rs 18 crore. Samson has played 177 IPL matches. CSK will be only the third franchise of his career. Samson, who made his IPL debut in 2013, played for Delhi Capitals before Rajasthan.

Sam Curran (joined RR from CSK)

England all-rounder Sam Curran has joined Rajasthan Royals (RR) from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after a successful trade. His fee will remain only Rs 2.4 crore. 27 year old Sam Curran has played 64 IPL matches. Samson has played for Punjab Kings before Chennai. Rajasthan will be his third IPL team.

Mohammed Shami (joined LSG from SRH)

India’s veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami has joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) after a successful trade from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In the last edition, Shami’s price was Rs 10 crore, at this price he has joined Lucknow Super Giants. Before Hyderabad, Shami was in Gujarat Titans, where he won the Purple Cap by taking 28 wickets in 17 matches in 2023.

Mayank Markande (joined MI from KKR)

Leg spinner Mayank Markande has returned to his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) after a successful trade from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). KKR had bought him at a price of Rs 30 lakh, at this price he has joined MI.

Markande started his IPL career by playing for Mumbai Indians. After representing the Mumbai team in 2018, 2019 and 2022, he played for Rajasthan Royals in 2021 and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023 and 2024.

Arjun Tendulkar (joined LSG from MI)

Bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar will represent Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2026 after his successful transfer from Mumbai Indians. Arjun has joined LSG for his current fee of Rs 30 lakh. Arjun, selected by Mumbai in the 2021 auction, made his IPL debut in 2023, in the last edition he did not even play a match.

Nitish Rana (joined DC from RR)

Left-handed batsman Nitish Rana has joined Delhi Capitals (DC) after being traded from Rajasthan Royals (RR). He has joined the Delhi franchise at his current fee of Rs 4.2 crore.

Donovan Ferreira (joins RR from DC,

All-rounder Donovan Ferreira has joined his first franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) after being traded from Delhi Capitals (DC). According to the transfer agreement, his fee has increased from Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore.

It still remains a big question as to which team Sanju Samson will play for in IPL 2026. According to media reports, the deal regarding Samson’s trade was almost finalized between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Speculations about Ravindra Jadeja being traded to Rajasthan Royals in place of Samson had gained momentum recently. Now the news is that RR management is not happy with trading just one player in place of Samson.

According to a report published in Cricbuzz, Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja were retained by Rajasthan and Chennai respectively last season in the Rs 18 crore slot. The deal should have been finalized by now, but Rajasthan Royals management is not ready to swap players directly. Rajasthan team wants CSK to hand over one more player along with Ravindra Jadeja in exchange of Samson.

Rajasthan management wants to get Ravindra Jadeja and Dewald Brevis in exchange of Sanju Samson. South Africa’s dreaded batsman Brevis had joined Chennai Super Kings only last year. On the other hand, CSK officials only want to trade Jadeja, and as far as trading another player along with Jadeja is concerned, CSK especially does not want to trade Brevis at all.

According to the report, RR franchise officials have also contacted some other teams. These teams are Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants.

Chennai Super Kings is ready to release Ravindra Jadeja, which in itself would be a huge swap. Jadeja is one of the most successful and legendary all-rounders in IPL history. Apart from scoring 3,260 runs in his IPL career, Jadeja has also taken 170 wickets.

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad has not shown much interest in Sanju Samson, because SRH already has 3 good opening batting options.

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Before the IPL 2026 mini auction, Sanju Samson had demanded his release from the RR franchise. It is being told that Samson’s relations with Rajasthan Royals management are bad since the Rajasthan team released Jos Buttler before the 2025 mega auction. Meanwhile, CSK was the first team to show interest in trading Samson, but later dropped out of the race.

Will CSK trade Sanju Samson?

According to a report published in Cricbuzz, now CSK has again joined the race to trade Sanju Samson. CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan has confirmed that MS Dhoni will be available for the next season. Each team is allowed to retain 15 players before the auction.

It was told in the report that Dhoni is contributing in making the retention list of CSK. He can meet Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and coach Stephen Fleming very soon. Their meeting may be held on 10th and 11th November, in which a final decision regarding retention is possible. By that time the franchise would have clarified the situation regarding the trade of Sanju Samson.

Four teams in the race for Samson!

According to Cricbuzz, there have been talks between RR and CSK management regarding the trade of Sanju Samson. It would also not be surprising if a top CSK player is traded in place of Samson. Rajasthan Royals team owner Manoj Badale has recently returned to Mumbai from London. They are discussing all options to trade Samson and have also come in contact with Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals and CSK management.

The talks between CSK and RR management have gone so far that Super Kings management has even sent a notice to one of its top players. He has been asked whether he has any objection to going to Rajasthan Royals or not. The situation seems to be completely clear in the next few days.

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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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