Chennai Super Kings made one of the blockbuster trades in IPL history by signing Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals and sending across Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in exchange. While Samson continues with his ₹18-crore salary, Jadeja took a pay cut to ₹14 crore at his new franchise.
Taking to X, the five-time IPL champions welcomed their new star with a quirky post which said,"We've changed our bio. Not our admin". The bio said, 'Leo's gift from Kerala'. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) mascot is a lion named Leo.
Sanju Samson breaks record with move to Chennai Super kings
Samson has become the most expensive traded player in IPL history, surpassing Cameron Green’s ₹17.5-crore move from Mumbai Indians to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Samson is also the first player ever traded at an ₹18-crore salary, pushing Hardik Pandya’s 2024 return to MI to third place on the all-time list. Samson is only the second trade acquisition in the franchise’s history, the first being Robin Uthappa.
The trade also ended Samson's his long and loyal 12-year association with the Jaipur-based franchise. Samson first joined RR in 2013 as a young, promising talent and gradually became the face and leader of the team. Apart from the 2016–17 period when RR were suspended, he spent his entire career with the Royals, eventually becoming captain in 2021.
