India, Aug. 10 -- Former India opening batter and national selector Kris Srikkanth believes Rajasthan Royals shouldn't release Sanju Samson ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. According to several reports, Samson has informed the inaugural IPL champions about his desire to leave the franchise. However, it remains unclear whether the Rajasthan Royals would indeed release their skipper.

Sanju Samson missed a few games of the IPL 2025 season due to a side strain. In the initial phase of the tournament, Samson played just an impact player owing to an injury and in his place, Riyan Parag led the side.

Later on, Samson suffered a side strain, which ruled him out of a few games and in his place, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-ye...