Speculations about the trade of top Indian cricket stars have been making headlines in recent weeks, and Sanju Samson is among the most talked-about names. The Kerala wicketkeeper-batter, who has been with Rajasthan Royals (RR) since 2013 and captained the team since 2021, is reportedly looking for a new direction ahead of IPL 2026.
Reports suggest that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are interested in acquiring Samsonโs services, but Ravichandran Ashwin, CSKโs senior spinner, believes that such a trade is unlikely to materialise.
Ashwin Explains Why Trade May Not Work
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin highlighted the complexities of the potential deal.
โ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐บ๐ฒ-๐น๐น ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ ๐น๐น ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐น๐น ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐บ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐บ๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,โ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ .
He further added:
โ๐ช๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐. ๐บ๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐น๐น ๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐.โ
Sanju Samsonโs IPL 2025 Performance
In the 2025 IPL season, Samson featured in just nine games. He started the campaign playing the first three matches as an Impact Player, but missed five games midway due to an abdominal injury. Despite the interruptions, the 30-year-old scored 285 runs at an average of 35.63 and a strike rate of 140.39.
While fans continue to speculate about his next move, Ashwinโs insights indicate that a Sanju SamsonโCSK trade may remain a distant possibility.
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