Over the previous few weeks, there have been reports and speculation about the trades of numerous notable Indian cricket players. Sanju Samson, who captained the Rajasthan Royals in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), is among the most well-known personalities on this list.
According to certain rumours, Samson, who joined the Royals in 2013 and has led them since 2021, wants to quit the inaugural champions before the new season begins next year.
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are allegedly interested in signing the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter.
However, CSK spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that the trade may not work since Rajasthan may not receive the players they seek in exchange for Sanju Samson.
Ashwin believes that CSK is one of the least interested teams in signing players through trades.
“Why the CSK-RR trade won’t work is because if Sanju is traded to CSK, and RR then try to trade with other teams, they’re unlikely to get valuable players in return. For example, if RR want a spinner like Ravi Bishnoi and approach LSG, the problem is that if LSG acquire Sanju and give away Bishnoi, they also have to manage the remaining purse required to retain Sanju — which becomes LSG’s responsibility,” said Ashwin on his YouTube Channel.
“CSK generally don’t believe in trading. They aren’t going to trade players like Ravindra Jadeja or Shivam Dube. So, in all likelihood, Sanju coming to CSK is bleak, for the reasons I’ve explained. RR don’t have much to gain from this kind of trade,” he added.
Samson played only nine games in IPL 2025. He played the first three games of the season as an Impact Player and missed five due to an abdominal injury midway through the campaign. The 30-year-old managed to aggregate 285 runs from nine matches at an average of 35.63 and a strike rate of 140.39.
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