Overview
- Multiple reports say DC and RR are in advanced talks on a deal that would send Sanju Samson to Delhi and Tristan Stubbs to Rajasthan, with no final agreement yet.
- RR sought additional value alongside Stubbs, including an uncapped player, but DC declined that demand according to the Times of India.
- KL Rahul’s name surfaced in discussions, yet DC are unwilling to trade their 2025 top scorer, and KKR’s interest in Rahul lacks an appealing package for Delhi.
- CSK were sounded out earlier in a Samson-for-Ravindra Jadeja idea, but those exploratory conversations did not progress.
- Urgency is rising with retention lists due this month and a December mini-auction, and reports indicate Samson previously asked RR to release him before IPL 2026.