India, Nov. 16 -- Sanju Samson, who was with Rajasthan Royals for several years, even leading the franchise to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 edition, will no longer wear the pink jersey as his trade to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has been confirmed. CSK and the Royals completed a swap deal, which saw Samson moving to the five-time champions, while the latter acquired the services of Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.

Samson joined CSK for INR 18 crore while Jadeja and Curran were roped in by the Royals for INR 14 and INR 2.40 crore, respectively. After finalising the retention list for the upcoming edition of the tournament, Royals owner Manoj Badale explained the circumstances which led to the wicketkeeper-batter aski...