Sanju Samson Trade: KKR Offer 2 Indian Players In Exchange To Rajasthan Royals

Sanju Samson Trade: KKR Offer 2 Indian Players In Exchange To Rajasthan Royals

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Last Updated: August 15, 2025, 20:05 IST

KKR have reportedly offered one of Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Ramandeep Singh to RR for Sanju Samson. CSK still on the table.

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KKR are open to trade one of their young stars for Sanju Samson.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have reportedly offered 21-year-old batting star Angkrish Raghuvanshi and India all-rounder Ramandeep Singh in a prospective trade deal with Rajasthan Royals (RR) for their captain, Sanju Samson. According to Anandabazar Patrika, KKR only wants to lose one of them in exchange.

Trading of players during the off-season has been available since 2009. However, it has become much more popular recently, as teams have grown and the competition has become more competitive. There are two types of trades available: all-cash, like Hardik Pandya moving to the Mumbai Indians from the Gujarat Titans in 2023, and player exchanges, where there’s a straight swap and the balance in book value is adjusted with cash.

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In Samson’s case, his book value, i.e., the salary he earns at RR, is Rs. 18 crore. Angkrish earns Rs. 3 crore while Ramandeep gets Rs. 4 crore. So if KKR were to trade only one of them, they would have to pay RR Rs. 15 or 14 crore, respectively, in addition.

The report said RR has another alternative. They are open to making a deal with Chennai Super Kings, who are reportedly looking at Samson as a MS Dhoni heir. But, the report said, RR want one of skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, or middle-order star Shivam Dubey, which CSK don’t want.

On paper, Samson seems like the perfect choice for KKR. He gives them a captaincy option after an uninspiring season under Ajinkya Rahane, a top-order hitter they have missed for a while, and solves their long-standing issue of not having a reliable wicketkeeper-batter.

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However, Angkrish and Ramandeep are players KKR have, if not scouted, at least brought out the best of and presented to the world. Both struggled for runs last season — Angkrish looked great on occasions but never got a settled top-three role in the team, which is his game, due to an abundance of options there — but were key to the previous title-winning campaign.

RR have always liked building around young prospective international-level talents, too, and both Angkrish and Ramandeep fit the bill. However, only the latter solves their last season’s issue of a lack of lower-order spide.

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First Published: August 15, 2025, 20:05 IST

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