New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 retention deadline gets into the final hours on Saturday, the buzz over Ravindra Jadeja's high-profile trade to Rajasthan Royals from Chennai Super Kings has skyrocketed, pointing towards a seismic shift in the world's richest franchise T20 league. With either of the franchises and the player himself tightlipped before the IPL 2026 retention deadline, things will be clear by 5 PM on Saturday.

Having started his IPL career with Rajasthan Royals in 2008, Jadeja shifted base to CSK in 2012. Since then, Jadeja has been synonymous with the Chennai-based franchise and played a huge role in three of their five IPL titles in 2018, 2021 and 2023. With Jadeja moving back to Rajasthan Ro...