IPL | ‘Rajasthan Royals has meant the world to me’: Sanju Samson breaks silence amid trade rumours | Cricket News

Sanju Samson and Rahul Dravid (AP Photo)

NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has spoken from the coronary heart about his lengthy and cherished affiliation with Rajasthan Royals, amid mounting hypothesis that he might be launched earlier than the 2026 IPL season. The 30-year-old, who has been the face of the franchise since taking on captaincy in 2021, stays their all-time main run-scorer with 4027 runs in 144 IPL innings.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Reports have instructed Samson could have handed in a switch request, searching for a recent chapter in his IPL profession. Strong rumours have linked him to five-time champions Chennai Super Kings, who’re believed to be planning for all times after MS Dhoni.

Speaking to Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel, Samson’s tone was certainly one of deep gratitude for the Royals, who signed him in 2013 when he was nonetheless a young person.“RR has meant the world to me. A small child coming from a village in Kerala, wanting to show his talent. And then Rahul (Dravid) sir and Manoj Badale sir gave me a stage to get up and show the world what I am made of,” Samson recalled.He credited the Royals for backing him at a formative stage in his profession. “That time, they trusted me throughout. The journey with RR has been really great, and I’m very grateful to have been in a franchise like that. It really means a lot to me.”Under his management, RR reached the 2022 last earlier than shedding to Gujarat Titans. However, IPL 2025 proved difficult — Samson missed 5 matches due to a aspect pressure, with Riyan Parag stepping in as stand-in skipper. The group completed ninth with simply 4 wins.Samson was retained for Rs 18 crore forward of the final mega public sale alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, and Shimron Hetmyer.