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Sanju Samson is reportedly set to leave Rajasthan Royals (RR) and join Chennai Super Kings (CSK) before IPL 2026. It was in August that it was reported that Samson wanted to leave the Rajasthan-based franchise. There were reports that he could join Delhi Capitals (DC) for the next season. But now it has emerged that he is on his way to the Yellow Army. Since Samson is RR's present captain, will he lead CSK if he moves to the Chennai-based franchise? Speaking on his YouTube channel, R Ashwin shared his take on it and opined that he would be given captaincy. Ashwin kicked off his IPL career with CSK and played for them till 2015. He returned to CSK in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. Ashwin represented RR in IPL 2022, 2023 and 2024. "But where will they get the spinner from? Will Cameron Green be able to finish off games? Will CSK look after Ben Stokes too? Only time will tell. I don't think Sanju will be given the captaincy because it would be his first season there. I think Ruturaj Gaikwad will continue, but he will definitely be an option going ahead," Ashwin said. Also Read: Blow For CSK As One-Time IPL Champion Team Denies Trade Request: Report Ruturaj's and Samson's careers as captains in IPL Ruturaj replaced MS Dhoni as CSK's full-time captain before IPL 2024. The five-time IPL Champions failed to qualify for the second round of the season after losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last league stage game. Ruturaj was ruled out of IPL 2025 after 5 matches due to an injury. He has 8 wins and 11 defeats in 19 matches. He captained India to a gold medal win in the 2023 Asian Games. Samson has been leading RR since IPL 2021. RR played their first IPL final since 2008 in 2022. They lost to Gujarat Titans in the final. Samson has 33 wins and 32 defeats in 67 matches. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
