IPL rumors: Sanju Samson to live! Rajasthan Royals captains are not going anywhere. Cricket news
Mumbai: Contrary to a lot of discussion, India’s T20 wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is not leaving Rajasthan Royals for any new franchise before the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), can confirm TOI.Since the end of the IPL 2025, there has been a lot of speculation about the future of the 30-year-old-that it will give up the franchise in Jaipur and either run in Kolkata Knight Riders or Chennai Super Kings. Samson is also the captain of Rajasthan Royals.
A reliable source told TOI on Tuesday, “RR has decided not to trade Samson or any of his players. Samson is a part of the Royals set-up and the negative captain of the team.”During the Home T20I series against England in February, coming back from a perfect index fracture – which required surgery – Samson could play only nine games in IPL 2025, scoring 285 runs at an impressive strike rate of 140.39. He later missed some sports due to a side strain injury. In his absence, Rajasthan Royals were led by India’s white-ball all-rounder Ryan Parag.
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On top of the order, filling Samson’s big shoes, 14 -year -old left -arm opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a sensational debut for Royals, with a 35 -ball century against Gujarat Titans.Repeated injuries to Samson last season estimated that ‘Keeper-Better’ would be traded by Rajasthan Royals before IPL 2026, but does not seem so. Samson opened an innings for India in T20I and sometimes did the same for Royals, who are trained by former India head coach Rahul Dravid.
