India, Nov. 10 -- Chennai Super Kings are all but certain to hand over former captain Ravindra Jadeja to Rajasthan Royals as part of a high-profile IPL trade deal ahead of the December mini-auction, in a move to acquire Sanju Samson. While nothing is official yet, if the deal goes through, Jadeja will reunite with the Royals after 16 years, having been part of their camp during the inaugural 2008 and 2009 seasons. The buzz around the trade intensified on Sunday after fans noticed Jadeja's verified Instagram account, 'royalnavghan', had disappeared.

Jadeja was fairly active on social media, especially during the IPL seasons, when he often posted about his admiration and love for the Chennai franchise, along with a few occasional cryptic p...