R Ashwin and Sanju Samson - (Source : @ScreenGrab/KuttuStories/X.com)
India's star keeper-batter Sanju Samson is all set to appear on Ravichandran Ashwin's YouTube channel. The off-spinner dropped a teaser of their upcoming podcast, which drops on his channel on Saturday, August 9.
Ahead of the full episode, a clip of the interaction has gone viral, where Ashwin teased Sanju about moving to CSK via trade.
Ashwin Pokes Fun At Samson
"I have a lot of questions to ask. But before that, I thought I'd come directly and trade myself. I am happy to stay back in Kerala. There are a lot of rumours going on. Neither do I know of anything. So, I thought I'd reach out to you and ask you. If I can stay back in Kerala and you can travel back to Chennai," remarked Ashwin as quoted by the Times of India.
Samson didn't comment on the rumours, but burst out laughing over Anna's remarks. However, the CSK fans were delighted by the response and are more optimistic about landing Sanju in Chennai.
Sanju Samson's Trade Rumours
A couple of days ago, a report from Cricbuzz mentioned that Rajasthan Royals' captain, Sanju Samson is looking to leave the franchise because of seerious internal rift with the management.
Notably, CSK and KKR are the two teams reported to be targetting Samson for the upcoming season, but Ashwin's cheeky remark on his show seems to confirm that the right-handed batter's preferred desitnation is Chennai.
Meanwhile, the report also added that the Royals' group has also asked for two CSK players in return.
Ashwin Likely To Part Ways With CSK
Not just Samson, but CSK's star spinner Ashwin is also likely to part ways with the Men in Yellow. A cricbuzz report stated that the 9.75 cr buy star will leave the five-time winners ahead of the next season.
Thus, there is a possbility that Ashwin moves to RR, while Samson play alongside MS Dhoni in IPL 2026.
