According to the latest report by Telegraph, Rajasthan Royals (RR) is in the final stage talks with his captain Sanju Samson’s top Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to trade.
He is wanted to transfer Rajasthan Royals (RR) Sanju Samson as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) three times to the Indian Premier League (IPL) Champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as franchise, not Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
RR Varun Chakraborty’s eyes for Samson?
Sanju Samson has formally asked Rajasthan Royals (RR) for his release due to ‘serious differences’ with team management.
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He was maintained by the inaugural IPL Champion for IPL Champion for IPL Champion for IPL Champion, but is no longer interested in continuing with the side.
Due to this, RR searched for options to participate with Sanju Samson through trade and now he is on the verge of signing a deal with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Allegedly, RR has named KKR the names of the players he wants in exchange for Samson, and in the next few days, there may be a deal between the two sides, but it will not include Sunil Narin or Varun Chakraborty who leaves Knight Riders.
The report said, “Royals are looking for a quality spinner, but KKR Trading Roys for Samson for Sunil Narayan or Varun Chakraverthi raises questions for Samson, sources told The Telegraph.
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Angkarish Raghuvanshi or Ramdeep Singh could do business for Samson
According to this report, there is a possibility that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) may trade young batting sensation Angkarish Raghuvanshi or explosive all-rounder Ramamip Singh for Rajasthan Royals skipper.
This is because RR wants to create a strong middle order for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and if they are unable to get the players they want, an all-kash deal can be done.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) made a poor outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, as he finished ninth with just four wins in 14 matches.
Things did not go like herself in batting or bowling departments, only with the emergence of a 14 -year batting sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who set the stage on fire and sealed his place in XI playing as an opener.
Talking about Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), he was also struggling under Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy and finished eighth, with just five wins.
In addition to Samson’s own squad, there may be a game-shineer as he is in dire need of an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman and possibly a new leader. In addition, the rope is seen in Kumar Sangakkara after farewell to KKR Chandrakant Pandit.
Why did the RR-CSK deal not take place for Sanju Samson?
Before coming to the KKR picture, there were reports that Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson would be traded in Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The five-time champion also showed interest in the wicketkeeper-batsman, but Ruturaj Gikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, or Shivam was not ready to trade for Samson.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have never traded other franchise players and this trend is likely to continue.
