IPL 2026 trade: Sanju Samson confirms CSK move, Ravindra Jadeja takes salary cut to join Rajasthan - Get complete list

It's official. Ravindra Jadeja left Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after 13 years in a mega trade deal that saw Sanju Samson leave Rajasthan Royals, the Indian Premier League (IPL) announced on Saturday. While Jadeja returned to Rajasthan Royals, Samson will now play for CSK in the IPL 2026. The trade deals were confirmed just hours before the retention.

As a part of the agreement Jadeja took a salary cut to join his former franchise, with whom he won his first-ever IPL title in the 2008 . His league fee has now been revised from ₹18 crore to ₹14 crore. Samson moved to CSK at his existing fee of ₹18 crore. One of the most experienced players in the league, Samson has played 177 IPL matches.

The five-time IPL champions will only be Samson's third IPL franchise of his career. Since making his IPL debut in 2013, Samson represented Rajasthan Royals in all but two seasons—2016 and 2017—when he played for Delhi Capitals.

Besides Jadeja, English all-rounder has also moved from CSK to Rajasthan Royals at his existing league fee of ₹2.4 crore as a part of the trade. The 27-year-old has played 64 IPL matches, and Rajasthan Royals will be his third franchise, having previously represented Punjab Kings and CSK.

Mohammed Shami moves to LSG from SRH

Another high-profile trade saw Indian pacer Mohammed Shami move to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) following a successful trade from Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shami will move to LSG at his existing fee of ₹10 crore.

LSG will be Shami's fifth IPL franchise since making his debut in 2013. Before joining Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shami represented Gujarat Titans and won the Purple Cap in 2023 with 28 wickets in 17 matches. He missed the 2024 season due to injury.

List of trade deals ahead of IPL 2026 retention

• Ravindra Jadeja - Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹14 crore)
• Sam Curran - Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹2.4 crore)
• Sanju Samson - Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings ( ₹18 crore)
• Mohammed Shami - Sunrisers Hyderabad to Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹10 crore)
• Mayank Markande - Kolkata Knight Riders to Mumbai Indians ( ₹30 lakh)
• Arjun Tendulkar - Mumbai Indians to Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹30 lakh)
• Nitish Rana - Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals ( ₹4.2 crore)
• Donovan Ferreira - Delhi Capitals to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹1 crore)
• Shardul Thakur - Lucknow Super Giants to Mumbai Indians ( ₹2 crore)
• Sherfane Rutherford - Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians ( ₹2.6 crore)