Rajasthan shocked before IPL 2026! Sanju Samson expressed desire to leave franchise, big news came out
Sanju Samson Expresses Desire to Leave RR: A big blow from the Rajasthan Royals camp before IPL 2026 has emerged. Sanju Samson, the captain of the team and the face of the franchise for the past several years, has made a formal demand for release or trading himself from the team. Yes, according to Cricbuzz report, Samson no longer wants to play further with Rajasthan Royals.
Actually, the IPL 2025 season was not special for the Royals and after this poor performance, the atmosphere inside the team is not being told right. According to the report, Samson has clearly stated the franchise management that he should either be traded or released with another team so that he can put his name in mini auction.
Cricbuzz report also says that it has also been publicly said by Samson’s family that Sanju does not want to remain in Rajasthan Royals. Now for some time, there are also reports that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have shown the most interest in Sanju Samson. CSK has also interacted with all franchises about possible trade. But the problem is that CSK does not want to release any player due to its policy, so that direct trade is not possible.
Samson’s value is also not small, Rajasthan retained him for ₹ 18 crores last year. In such a situation, only the one-way deal in cash is not easy for Rajasthan. CSK officials say that at the moment their biggest bet is that Samson should put himself in auction, and from there they try to buy them.
According to the news, Sanju Samson wanted to see himself in the opening slot and also wanted freedom on his batting position. But the presence of Yashasvi Jaiswal and emerging batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi limited this space to Sanju. Because of this Samson could not get his favorite role, causing differences and deepening.
Sanju Samson has played a total of 177 IPL matches so far, out of which he has played for Rajasthan. As captain, he has led the team in 67 matches and took the team to the final in 2022. However, in IPL 2025, he stayed out of some matches due to injury and Ryan Parag captained the team.
