Overview
- Multiple reports say Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have lodged an Expression of Interest for a swap sending Sanju Samson to CSK with Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to RR.
- Under IPL trade rules, the EOI initiates a 48-hour regulatory window, and neither franchise has issued official confirmation of the move.
- The paperwork requires BCCI/IPL clearance and, because Curran is an overseas player, may also need an ECB No Objection Certificate.
- CSK’s public birthday message to Samson heightened expectations of the transfer, though the player remains an RR cricketer on paper until approval.
- The deal would reshape leadership plans and budgets, with talk of Jaiswal or Jurel as RR captaincy options and reported contract figures of INR 18 crore each for Samson and Jadeja and INR 2.4 crore for Curran.