IPL Rumours: Sanju Samson to keep! Rajasthan Royals captain not going anywhere | Cricket News

MS Dhoni (left) and Sanju Samson

Mumbai: Contrary to loads of buzz, India’s T20 wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is not leaving Rajasthan Royals for any new franchise forward of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), TOI can affirm.Since the top of IPL 2025, there was loads of hypothesis in regards to the 30-year-old’s future — that he would depart the Jaipur-based franchise and transfer to both the Kolkata Knight Riders or Chennai Super Kings. Samson can also be the captain of the Rajasthan Royals.“RR have decided not to trade Samson or any of their players for now. Samson is very much a part of the Royals set-up and the undisputed captain of the team,” a dependable supply informed TOI on Tuesday.Coming again from a proper index finger fracture sustained in the course of the house T20I sequence in opposition to England in February — which required surgical procedure — Samson may play solely 9 video games in IPL 2025, scoring 285 runs at a formidable strike price of 140.39. He later missed a couple of video games due to a facet pressure harm. In his absence, Rajasthan Royals had been led by India’s white-ball all-rounder Riyan Parag.

Filling Samson’s large sneakers on the high of the order, Bihar’s 14-year-old left-handed opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a sensational debut for the Royals, smashing a panoramic 35-ball century in opposition to Gujarat Titans.The frequent accidents that Samson suffered final season led to hypothesis that the ‘keeper-batter would be traded by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Samson opens the innings for India in T20Is and typically does the identical for the Royals, who’re coached by former India head coach Rahul Dravid.