CSK trade of star batsman Sanju Samson and R Ashwin reaches a new stage.

Rajasthan Royals team saw many changes during the IPL 2025 season. And currently Sanju Samson’s alleged differences with Rajasthan Royals (RR) management have been a topic of discussion for the last few weeks. India’s star batsman Sanju Samson has been associated with Rajasthan Royals for the last 11 years and Rajasthan Royals have also been showing interest in Sanju Samson, but due to the excellent performance of RR’s (Rajasthan Royals) young star batsman Vaibhav Survanshi in the last season of IPL and getting Riyan Parag as the new captain, Sanju Samson’s importance for Rajasthan Royals has decreased.

IPL season 2025 has been a bad season for both RR and CSK. Rajasthan Royals lacked in middle order and finishing while CSK lacked in top order. In such a situation, the trade of Sanju Samson and R Ashwin by CSK can make their team much stronger in IPL season 2026. After this trade, CSK can get a powerful WECKET keeper batsman after MS Dhoni. Sanju Samson is an experienced captain. Due to his captaincy, Rajasthan Royals has won many matches in IPL. In such a situation, Sanju Samson can be a better option for the captaincy of CSK.

Recently, Shivam Dubey’s name has also come up along with Ravi Ashwin, but Chennai is not ready to leave this Indian all-rounder as well. Chennai management is not ready to release this player. However, there is no guarantee whether Samson’s name will come up in the auction or not. Trade talks are going on seriously with many teams – and many other franchises are also very interested. There is every possibility that some other franchise will add him to their team.

“Letting him go has been one of the most challenging decisions for me. During the England series, I told him over dinner that I still haven’t recovered from it. If I could change one thing in the IPL, I would change the rule of releasing players every three years,” Samson had told Star Sports ahead of the last IPL season. RR decided to retain Shimron Hetmyer instead.

However, Samson maintained a silence on the alleged differences. In a recent podcast with R Ashwin, he said that the Rajasthan Royals setup means a lot to him. He also praised the prolific left-handed batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who replaced him at the top of the franchise’s batting line-up.