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Sanju Samson embraces the vibrant yellowish of Chennai Super Kings, bursting with elation pursuing a high-profile commercialized that has acceptable the cricket satellite abuzz. Leaving Rajasthan Royals behind, helium welcomes an breathtaking caller chapter, accompanied by the exit of renowned players Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has yet slipped into the iconic Chennai Super Kings yellowish — and the India wicketkeeper-batter says it feels each spot arsenic surreal and almighty arsenic helium had imagined implicit the years. In a melodramatic displacement up of the IPL 2026 mini-auction, CSK acquired Samson successful a blockbuster commercialized with Rajasthan Royals, a determination that besides saw
Ravindra Jadeja
and
Sam Curran
caput the different way.
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In a video posted by Chennai Super Kings connected societal media, Samson opened up astir the long-awaited moment. Wearing the yellowish No. 11 jersey for the archetypal time, helium admitted the determination had stirred almighty emotions.“I person been waiting for this time and I'm precise fortunate that I americium going to deterioration the yellowish jersey,” helium said.Samson, who has spent the immense bulk of his 11-season IPL vocation successful darker-coloured jerseys — chiefly with Rajasthan Royals — described the sensation of wearing CSK colours arsenic unexpectedly overwhelming.“I ever americium successful my acheronian colours similar black, blue, brown, but yellow. Definitely, I deliberation large feeling,” helium said.He added, “To deterioration that jersey, I ne'er thought astir however I would consciousness aft wearing CSK… it felt affirmative and I felt precise happy. It felt different, similar a antithetic energy. I felt similar a champion. I felt like, okay, wow.”
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Sanju Samson's affectional instauration successful CSK's iconic Yellow jerseyCSK's determination to bring Samson onboard comes years aft speculation astir who would yet win
MS Dhoni
. With 177 IPL matches, 4704 runs, 3 centuries and 26 fifties, Samson arrives arsenic 1 of the league's astir seasoned Indian batters.
But the affectional signing came with a cost. CSK parted ways with franchise fable Ravindra Jadeja and English all-rounder Sam Curran successful the three-player trade. Jadeja, who served CSK crossed 12 seasons and is among the IPL's astir experienced players, volition play for RR astatine a revised interest of Rs 14 crore, portion Samson joins CSK astatine his existing interest of Rs 18 crore.
