Sanju samson trade update for ipl 2026: The discussion about Indian wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson, who captained Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, is intensified.

It was being said that Sanju, leaving Rajasthan, will join Chennai Super Kings in the next season of IPL (IPL 2026). But now these rumors seem to be stopping.

According to the Times of India, Rajasthan Royals have not made any plan to trade Sanju. This is a great deception for the fans of Rajasthan Royals and a great deception for Chennai fans. Earlier reports were said that Chennai is planning to bring Sanju in his team in terms of captaincy.

Rajasthan Royals will not let any player go

The report quoted a source as saying, “Rajasthan has not yet decided to trade Sanju or any player. Samson is an important part of the Royals team and is the captain of the team.”

Sanju Samson did not play the entire match in IPL 2025

Sanju was not fully fit in the beginning of the last season i.e. IPL 2025. In the white ball series played against England at the beginning of the year, Sanju suffered a finger injury, due to which he missed some matches in the season for Rajasthan.

In the absence of Sanju, Ryan Parag took charge of the team, in which the team’s performance was poor. Sanju played 9 matches in the season, scoring 285 runs at an average of 35.82. During this time a fifty was also released from his bat.

Sanju Samson’s IPL career

Significantly, Sanju has played 177 matches in his IPL career so far. Batting these matches in 172 innings, he has scored 4704 runs at an average of 30.94 and a strike rate of 139.04.

During this time, 3 centuries and 26 half -centuries have been scored from his bat.