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India's Sanju Samson (Photo credit: AP /PTI)
Sanju Samson has expressed his delight astir joining Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and getting the accidental to play alongside MS Dhoni successful IPL 2026. The wicketkeeper-batter has been traded from
Rajasthan Royals
to the five-time
IPL
champions for Rs 18 Crore.Samson opened up astir his long-standing admiration for MS Dhoni and reminisced astir their archetypal encounter. He discussed the challenges of interacting with Dhoni owed to the changeless beingness of fans astir the
cricket
legend."There's 1 idiosyncratic there, everyone knows him. The idiosyncratic called MS Dhoni. I archetypal met him erstwhile I was 19 and got selected successful the Indian squad for the archetypal time. I went for a UK circuit Mahi Bhai was the captain," Samson said connected CSK's YouTube channel. "I saw him for the archetypal clip and interacted with him for 10-20 days. After that, I utilized to spot him during the IPL. There volition ever beryllium a assemblage successful beforehand of him. Five radical here, 10 radical there. I utilized to think, 'OK, I can't conscionable him here, I volition person to conscionable him separately.'" Samson shared his excitement astir yet getting the accidental to beryllium successful the aforesaid dressing country arsenic Dhoni, expressing gratitude for this opportunity."I had specified a desire. Destiny has got maine to travel and play with him successful 1 dressing room.
That mates of months. I'm precise excited to conscionable and interact with him. Sit person meal with him, signifier with him, play with him. Wow! Just reasoning astir it makes maine precise happy," helium added. Upon wearing the CSK jersey for the archetypal time, Samson mentioned feeling similar a champion. His summation to the squad is considered a important portion of CSK's aboriginal strategy arsenic they hole for the eventual modulation beyond MS Dhoni's era.Samson brings important acquisition to CSK with 177 IPL matches nether his belt. His awesome statistic see 4,704 runs, 3 centuries, and 26 fifties. He besides carries enactment acquisition from his tenure arsenic Rajasthan Royals captain.The commercialized woody that brought Samson to CSK progressive 2 experienced all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran, moving to Rajasthan Royals. According to the IPL's media advisory, Jadeja's interest was adjusted from Rs 18 crore to Rs 14 crore arsenic portion of the agreement.Samson volition proceed with his existing league interest of Rs 18 crore astatine CSK, portion Curran maintains his erstwhile worth of Rs 2.4 crore astatine Rajasthan Royals.
