India, Nov. 15 -- At last, it's official. The Sanju Samson-Ravindra Jadeja swap deal is complete. For the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Samson will wear the yellow jersey, while Jadeja returns to the franchise where his IPL career began - the Rajasthan Royals. Apart from Jadeja, England all-rounder Sam Curran also moved to the Royals, and he will be wearing the pink jersey for the next edition of the cash-rich league.

As a result of this swap deal, Jadeja's league amount has also decreased, and he'll now be receiving INR 14 crore from the Royals instead of the previous INR 18 crore, for which he was retained by CSK ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. On the other hand, Samson has moved across to CSK at his existing...