A big report came out about Sanju Samson’s change in IPL franchise (Photo- PTI)
Prior to the IPL 2024 season, star all -rounder Hardik Pandya left the Gujarat Titans and joined Mumbai Indians. This one incident shocked everyone. This was the first such trade in the history of IPL, which created panic. Now something similar seems to be happening again. Sanju Samson, the current captain of Rajasthan Royals, has made up his mind to leave the franchise. Reports have claimed that Samson has formally told Rajasthan Royals that he wants to join the new team. Now if this happens, then which team will Samson go? Which team needs them?
Sanju Samson is a part of Rajasthan Royals for the last 8 years, while he has also been the captain of the team for the last 5 seasons. But this season, rumors of leaving Rajasthan Royals were flying for several weeks. Also, it was being said that he can go to Chennai Super Kings. Even CSK officials had praised Samson and expressed his desire to include him in the team. But will this happen?
CSK will benefit Samson?
The question is, should Samson go to CSK? Samson has been the captain of Rajasthan for the last 5 years. In such a situation, if he is traded with Chennai Super Kings, then he will prove to be the successor of MS Dhoni in the role of wicketkeeping and will replace him. But the biggest question is, would he like to enter the team without captain? CSK had made Rituraj Gaikwad the captain of the team two season earlier and groomed him as a future leader. In such a situation, the franchise will remove him and make Samson the captain, it is unlikely. In such a situation, going to CSK for Samson will hardly be a profitable deal.
When you went to KKR, 3 victims with one arrow
If we look at the current structure of all the 10 teams of IPL, the best team for Samson can prove to be Kolkata Knight Riders. If Rajasthan trades its captain with KKR, then it will be a profitable deal for both. Kolkata needs a captain and wicketkeeper and both can do these work. KKR made Ajinkya Rahane captain in the previous season, while Quinton Dickock was playing the wicketkeeper as well as the opener. But both of them could not do anything special. With the arrival of Samson, KKR can accompany 3 targets with one arrow.
This team is also an option for Samson
An alternative can also be Delhi Capitals, which appointed Akshar Patel as captain last year and missed a place in the playoff after a good start. Although Delhi Capitals will remove the letter and make Samson the captain, the possibility of this is less visible at the moment. But it will not be very surprising when this happens because Samson seems to be a better option for captaincy than the letter. Also, with the arrival of Samson, the problem of opener and wicketkeeper for Delhi can also be overcome. Anyway, Samson has an old relationship with this franchise. In such a situation, the fans of Delhi will be happy to see their old Sanju again.
