Star Wickketkeeper Batter Sanju SamsonThe name of it suddenly draws immense attention in IPL trade discussions, with several franchises, notably Chennai Super Kings (CSK), showing a strong interest in acquiring the skipper of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) before IPL 2026.
CSK confirms the interest for Samson
According to a Cricbuzz report, Samson’s potential trade speculations are not any opinion on social networks; There is a huge interest, especially on the part of CSK, which explores the leadership and long -term guardian options. A senior CSK official confirmed the intention of the franchise to explore the possibility of bringing Samson to their team.
“We are looking at Sanju. He is an Indian striker who is a goalkeeper and an opener. So, if he is available, we will certainly take a look at the option of having it in our fold. With whom we will exchange it, we have not taken this call because the question did not go so far. But yes, in principle, we are interested,” said the CSK manager.
Player trading window::
The IPL Trading window, currently open, allows franchises to exchange players under strict guidelines. Players can only be exchanged at the designated windows, the first of which started seven days after the 2025 season and takes place up to seven days before the auction in 2026. A player can only be negotiated once for the coming season.
Transactions can be executed as:
Straight Trades (All-Cash Deals), exchanges with a negotiated increase (the player and the sales team obtain part of the increased league costs), negotiate with a reduction in league fees, which requires BCCI’s approval and the written consent of the player.
If trade involves a player abroad, a CNO of the respective board of directors is compulsory. The league costs of the player exchanged are calculated compared to the wage ceiling of the franchise, while any species exchanged between the franchises is not.
How can CSK bring Samson?
In the meantime, the main concern of CSK Would equal the Samson league costs of 18 crore inr. In particular, the exchange could involve the skipper CSK Ruturaj Gaikwad, whose retention value is also 18 inr. But the CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said several times that the appointment of the captain of Gaikwad was a long-term strategy, which made an unlikely exchange.
The agreement could also see an exchange of Ravichandran Ashwin and Shivam Dube. Financially, the agreement could balance. Ashwin and Dube together are valued at 21.75 INR, more than the price of Samson.
Royals of Rajasthan react to commercial speculation
In particular, the Royals of Rajasthan agreed that they had received several requests for trade, not only for Samson, but also for other players like Dhruv Jurel. The team recently organized an post-season exam meeting in London with head coach Rahul Dravid. However, a final call is expected of the main owner of RR, Manoj Badale. Attempts to reach him remained unanswered.
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