Sanju Samson has prime cricket left in him in the IPL: Former CSK batter

Former Chennai Super Kings batter and commentator Subramaniam Badrinath has offered his comments on the highly anticipated trade between CSK and the Rajasthan Royals set-up ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, Badrinath stated that Sanju Samson’s current value in the Indian Premier League is more than the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. He went on to add that RR should take up two players while sending out Samson to CSK.

"The other side is whether RR are okay with this. Because, Samson's current value in the IPL is more than Jadeja. That's why they may not want only Jadeja but also another player. If I was RR, I won't accept this deal without the second player,” Subramaniam Badrinath told Star Sports.

"I still believe that Jadeja is on the downward trend but Sanju Samson has prime cricket left in him in the IPL. Even though I am getting Jadeja, if I was RR, I'll want Dewald Brevis and take a chance with that,” he added.

Interestingly, the Rajasthan Royals are requesting to take the services of Sam Curran and Ravindra Jadeja in return for swapping Sanju Samson to the Chennai Super Kings franchise ahead of the retentions deadline.

"The Dhoni-Jadeja partnership has worked brilliantly for CSK. More than any of us, it's more important to find out what MS Dhoni is thinking. CSK will think not once or twice but almost 100 times before giving away Jadeja for Sanju Samson. The reason for that is MS Dhoni. He has a lot of trust in Jadeja, who has won him many matches," he noted.

"In fact, it was MS Dhoni who created Ravindra Jadeja. If Jadeja has become what he has today, he has been mentored by MS Dhoni. So this will be a tough call, involving long discussions,” he concluded.

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