The headlines coming out from the IPL retention day was the trade between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals over Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson who swapped franchises ahead of the IPL mini auctions next month. Former India spinner Anil Kumble said that he was pretty surprised that Jadeja was let go from CSK and also wondered if the allrounder could be in line for the RR captaincy.

“Ravindra Jadeja returning to Rajasthan Royals is a big move. Generally, CSK doesn’t let go of their players, especially someone of Jadeja’s quality who has had a long relationship with them. I was surprised they let him go. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson coming to CSK is certainly a great move for them,” Kumble said on IPL Retention Show on JioHotstar.

“Interestingly, Jadeja has also taken a pay cut

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