Overview
- Sanju Samson joins Chennai Super Kings at INR 18 crore as Ravindra Jadeja moves to Rajasthan Royals with a revised INR 14 crore fee and Sam Curran switches to RR at INR 2.4 crore.
- The league also approved Mohammed Shami’s transfer from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Lucknow Super Giants at his existing INR 10 crore contract.
- Other confirmed trades include Mayank Markande to Mumbai Indians, Arjun Tendulkar to Lucknow Super Giants, Nitish Rana to Delhi Capitals, and Donovan Ferreira back to Rajasthan Royals with his fee raised to INR 1 crore.
- CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said the decision to part with Jadeja and Curran was taken by team management after consultation with the players involved.
- Commentary around the moves frames Samson as a long-term wicketkeeper-batter and leadership option for CSK as succession planning continues around the Dhoni era.