Sanju Samson to CSK? Aakash Chopra decodes trade rumours

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has weighed in on the growing speculation linking Sanju Samson with a move from Rajasthan Royals (RR) to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Reports have suggested that multiple IPL teams, including the five-time champions CSK, are interested in acquiring the Royals skipper.

According to a Cricbuzz report, a CSK official confirmed there is genuine interest in bringing Samson into their squad.

“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’…π’†π’‡π’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’†π’π’š π’π’π’π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒖. 𝑯𝒆 π’Šπ’” 𝒂𝒏 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, π’˜π’‰π’ π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’Œπ’†π’†π’‘π’†π’“ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓. 𝑺𝒐 π’Šπ’‡ 𝒉𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’‚π’—π’‚π’Šπ’π’‚π’ƒπ’π’†, π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’„π’†π’“π’•π’‚π’Šπ’π’π’š 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 π’π’π’π’Œ 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‘π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‰π’Šπ’Ž π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒅,”

the official said on condition of anonymity.

Rajasthan Could Demand a Big Name in Return

While neither Samson nor the franchises have confirmed any negotiations, Aakash Chopra suggested that if talks advance, Rajasthan Royals might ask for a senior player in exchange.

“π‘Ύπ’Šπ’π’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏? π‘ͺ𝑺𝑲 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’†π’”π’•, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏’𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’•π’‚π’ˆπ’† 𝒐𝒇 π’•π’‚π’π’Œπ’” π’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’† π’‘π’π’•π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 π’π’‚π’Žπ’†π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’…π’Šπ’”π’„π’–π’”π’”π’†π’…,”

Chopra explained on his YouTube channel. “Rajasthan may want either Ashwin or Jadeja in return. It’s well within their rights to ask, if the trade ever progresses that far.”

Chopra highlighted that such a high-profile swap would only happen if discussions move forward substantially.

Planning for Life After Dhoni

Chopra also elaborated on why CSK pursuing Samson makes strategic sense for the franchise, particularly with MS Dhoni nearing retirement.

“𝑨 π‘ͺ𝑺𝑲 π’π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’†π’”π’•π’†π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Œπ’†π’†π’. π‘»π’‰π’†π’š 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 π’Šπ’• π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒃𝒆 π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‚π’Žπ’”π’π’ 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 π’Œπ’†π’†π’‘π’†π’“-𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 π’ƒπ’†π’šπ’π’π’… 𝑴𝑺 π‘«π’‰π’π’π’Š,”

Chopra noted. “So he could be a very good option.”

For now, the talks remain speculative, and it is unclear whether either side is ready to take the next step toward an official negotiation.

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