The news of Sanju Samson’s trade has started gaining momentum again. It seems almost certain that Samson will play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. ESPN Cricinfo report has revealed that in exchange for Sanju Samson, CSK can trade two all-rounder players in the form of Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran with RR. If this trade is successful then Jadeja will be returning to RR team after 17 years.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals team officials have also talked to Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson and Sam Curran in this regard. The deal seems almost finalized, but no franchise has given any confirmation regarding the trade.

If Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings want to make this trade official, then they will have to inform the Governing Council of IPL about the three players. As per the rules of trading, once written consent is received from the players, the franchise can proceed with the final agreement process.

Samson and Jadeja have been associated with Rajasthan Royals and CSK respectively for a long time. Samson has spent 11 years in the Rajasthan team, while Jadeja has played 12 seasons for Chennai Super Kings. Samson has already made it clear that he wants to leave Rajasthan Royals team.

Jadeja has played 254 matches in his huge IPL career. He is behind only Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik in terms of playing most matches. He has taken 143 wickets for CSK, which is the highest. He was also made the captain of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022 season, but after the poor start of the team in the season, he handed over the captaincy back to Dhoni.

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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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Speculations about Rajasthan Royals getting a new captain in IPL 2026 are gaining momentum. According to media reports, Sanju Samson has told the Rajasthan team franchise that he wants to leave the team. It is also reported that Yashasvi Jaiswal has been offered captaincy to remain in the team. There is speculation that 3 teams including Chennai Super Kings (CSK) may show great interest in buying Samson.

According to reports, not only Sanju Samson but another wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel can also leave the Rajasthan Royals team. However, no reason has emerged as to why Jurel can leave the 2008 IPL champion team. Jaiswal was also about to leave the RR team, but he was stopped by the promise of captaincy.

Talking about Sanju Samson, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals can also show interest in including Samson in their team. It is not yet clear whether Samson will be traded, or he will be bid for in the auction.

Samson was playing for Rajasthan Royals team from 2013-15 and thereafter from 2018 till now. He has scored 4,704 runs in his IPL career of 177 matches. These also include 3 centuries and 26 half-centuries. Samson has also played for Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals (earlier Delhi Daredevils) in the IPL.

When will the auction happen?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 can take place between 13-15 December. BCCI has not yet confirmed any date regarding the auction. It is reported that the teams will have to submit their respective retention lists by 15th November. This time the auction will be on a smaller scale compared to the IPL 2025 mega auction.

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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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Everything is not good in the Rajasthan Royals team. Yes, before the mini auction of IPL 2026, Sanju Samson has formally expressed his desire to leave the Rajasthan team. According to Cricbuzz, Sanju Samson has informed the officials of RR franchise that he wants to leave the Rajasthan team. He requested that the team either make them trade or release them.

According to a report published in Cricbuzz, Samson’s family members have openly said that Sanju no longer wants to live in the Rajasthan Royals team. Some of Samson’s close IPL and international cricketers have also indicated that the RR team’s atmosphere is no longer as it used to be before.

Can Samson leave the team himself?

According to the rules, Sanju Samson himself cannot leave the Rajasthan team by taking a decision. After being purchased or retained in the auction, a player is contracted with the franchise for 3 years. Therefore, the decision to release Samson or trade with any other team can only take Rajasthan Royals franchisee. According to the current contract, Samson’s contract with RR franchise will end after the 2027 season.

Sanju Samson’s name associated with CSK

The speculation of trading Sanju Samson started gaining momentum since the end of IPL 2025. It was even claimed that Chennai Super Kings’s management could see Samson as Future Replacement of MS Dhoni. According to the report of Cricbuj itself, MS Dhoni and Rituraj Gaikwad are currently in Chennai, they have been seen practicing at CSK’s High Performance Center in the last one week. It was told that a meeting of CSK officials has been held. However, it is not clear whether the name of Sanju Samson was discussed in the meeting or not.

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IPL 2026 Players Trading Rule: There are many months left in the IPL 2026 auction, but the player has started stirring in the trade window. The news of Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson being traded (Sanju Samson Trade) has caught fire at this time. More teams including Chennai Super Kings have to include Samson in their team through trading. Know how the players are trades here? Understand what is the rules and procedure regarding trading of players in details.

Trading window has opened for IPL 2026

According to Cricbuj, the first trade window of IPL 2026 has started from 9 am, a week after the end of IPL 2025, i.e. June 10, 9 am and it will run till 5 pm a week before the IPL 2026 auction. Starting from the next day of the second trade window auction, it will remain open until a month before the season starts.

IPL 2026 Players Trading Rules

• Players purchased in the auction cannot be traded.
• Transfer of foreign player is possible only when no objection certificate (NOC) is found from his cricket board.
• Whichever player is being traded or the franchise for which he is playing, no separate payment can be made.
• It is the responsibility of the buying franchise to check whether the player who is being traded is fit or not. Also, she can also ask the player to get a medical examination before signing the necessary documents.
• There is no limit on the number of players being traded between the two windows, but it is necessary to follow the rules of salary cap and squad combination.
• A player can be traded only once after the IPL 2025 is over and before the IPL 2026 starts.
• If a player of Rs 15 crore is being traded, then the purse of the team buying will reduce Rs 15 crore. Whereas in the purse of the selling team, the same amount of money will increase.
• If a player wants many teams, the selling franchise can interact with other teams, but the final decision will be taken only by the consent of the player.

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Csk rr trade sanju samson: Rumors began to fly just after the end of IPL 2025 that Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals could have a huge trade. It was claimed that Sanju Samson may go to Chennai Super Kings next season. However, none of both franchisees, both CSK or Rajasthan Royals, had confirmed this news or even a signal. Now a media report has revealed that the rumors of Samson going to CSK can be not just a rumor.

A secret source in CSK quoted cricbing as saying, “We are really showing interest in Sanju. He is an Indian batsman, wicketkeeper and opening, so we will definitely keep the option open to include him in our squad. We have not yet discussed that the subject has not been discussed yet.”

It is not yet clear that if there is a trade between Chennai and Rajasthan teams, then the players will be swapped or Samson will be traded only in the cash deal. Let us tell you that Samson is part of the Rajasthan Royals team since 2018 and has been captaining this team since 2021.

There have been very few trade in the history of the Indian Premier League, which have included CSK franchise. In the year 2021, Chennai Super Kings traded with Rajasthan Royals, when she brought Robin Uthappa from the RR team to her squad. At that time, a cash deal was done about Uthappa. There can be many other revelations about trading in the coming months. According to the news, some other teams have also contacted the RR team to connect Sanju Samson with them.

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