After two mediocre Indian Premier League (IPL) editions in 2022 and 2023, followed by an injury-hit season in 2025, there are speculations regarding the Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson possibly making a move to CSK ahead of IPL 2026.

Whatever the case there, the franchise may release another wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel to increase their purse ahead of the IPL 2026 player auction.

Sanju Samson in IPL 2025

The 30-year-old was retained by RR for INR 18 crores. However, he remained away from action for five matches this season due to some injuries. Samson played some initial matches only as a batter, as a finger injury that he sustained during the final match of the home T20I series against England on February 2, 2025, refrained him from taking up his keeping duties. Youngster Riyan Parag took over the leadership charges in his absence. He further suffered an abdominal injury midway through the league and again missed on to participate in some later fixtures of RR.

The opener scored 285 runs in the nine matches that he played, at a strike rate of 140.39. Previously, Samson also had two average seasons in the IPL 2022 and IPL 2023, as he put up only 458 runs in 17 matches and 362 runs in 14 matches, respectively. However, his team RR qualified for the IPL Final in 2022, but could not get their hands on the silverware for the second time. Gujarat Titans, one of the new additions to the league, defeated them by seven wickets to win the IPL title in their first-ever appearance.

Dhruv Jurel in IPL 2025

Another keeper-batter of RR, Dhruv Jurel, also endured a rough patch in the IPL 2025. He was also retained by the franchise for a whopping amount of INR 14 crores ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. But the youngster could not reflect on the faith posed by the team this season. He scored only 333 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 156.33.