Sanju Samson opens up on his bond with Rajasthan Royals amid swirling IPL transfer speculation.
Sanju Samson transfer rumors have gone into overdrive after the Rajasthan Royals captain’s candid appearance on R Ashwin’s Kutti Stories podcast. In the reflective tone of a man who now looks back, Samson recounted how the Royals gave him an opportunity in the year 2013 and identified Rahul Dravid and co-owner Manoj Badale as people who helped begin his career. RR is something that has meant the world to me. They believed me all the way. It literally means a lot,” he said, which went straight to Cricket Twitter.
And here is the thing—his words did not mean transfers of any sort. However, given the IPL transfer portal is open and there are rumors of a straight cash move to Chennai Super Kings in 2026, everything out of his mouth was interpreted like a secret message. The social media exploded in as soon as a few hours. There were throwback videos of his daring sixes in pink by RR loyalists asking him never to go elsewhere. CSK fans? They swarmed the timelines with the mock-up of Samson in yellow, wishing that they would pair Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top.
Indeed, the career trajectory of Samson has only added more zesty juice to this chatter. A youngster playing out of Kerala who was projected as a star played to his expectations and grew to be the face of a team. That notion of that shifting is earthquakelike not only in the case of RR but also in the case of the IPL storyline as well.
Both Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are yet to issue a statement. The transfer deadline is several weeks away, and there is still space to increase the speculations to get louder. And one thing IPL history informs us of is the fact that a deal is never truly off the table until it is time to shut the window.
For now, the Sanju Samson transfer rumors will keep fans hitting refresh.
