While much of the noise around the Sanju Samson-Ravindra Jadeja trade focused on Samson’s exit, Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale has now revealed that the blockbuster move was fuelled just as much, if not more, by Jadeja’s personal wish to “come home."

Samson officially joined Chennai Super Kings on November 15 in a headline-grabbing swap that sent Jadeja the other way ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.

While fans saw it as RR losing their captain and CSK sacrificing their talisman, Badale has made it clear that Jadeja himself played a huge role in getting the deal off the ground.

In a video posted on RR’s official X account, Badale explained that Jadeja reached out to him directly about four weeks ago — around mid-October — expressing his excitement about returning to the franchise wher

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