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IPL 2026 Retention Live Update: In a superstar trade-off between former Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, the former captain of Rajasthan Royals (RR) over the years, has been traded to five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), with the inaugural champions getting the services of Men in Yellow legend Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in return.

Complete List Of IPL Trades So Far:

Sanju Samson: Rajasthan Royals To CSK (18 Cr)

Ravindra Jadeja: Chennai Super Kings To RR (14 Cr)

Sam Curran: Chennai Super Kings To RR (2.4 Cr)

Shardul Thakur: Lucknow Super Giants To Mumbai Indians (2 Cr)

Sherfane Rutherford: Gujarat Titans To Mumbai Indians (2.6 Cr)

Arjun Tendulkar: Mumbai Indians To Lucknow Super Giants (30 Lakh)

Mohammed Shami: Sunrisers Hyderabad To Lucknow Super Giants (10 Cr)

Mayank Markande: Kolkata Knight Riders To Mumbai Indians (30 lakh)

Nitish Rana: Rajasthan Royals To Delhi Capitals (4.2 Cr)

Donovan Ferreira: Delhi Capitals To Rajasthan Royals (1 Cr)

Check out live updates from the IPL retention here:

  1. 03:20 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: 

     
     
     
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  2. 03:02 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: The deadline is passed!

    The deadline for retention was for 3 PM IST. All the list will be released by 5 PM IST as official broadcaster JioHotstar will live stream the event.

  3. 02:08 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates:

    As per reports, CSK’s decision to release him could be strategic, possibly aiming to buy Pathirana back at a lower price at the auction.

  4. 01:58 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates:

    As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, PBKS are set to release Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey and Vishnu Vinod.

  5. 01:38 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: 

    As per Cricbuzz, Delhi Capitals will look to release Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mohit Sharma. Left-arm pacer T Natarajan is likely to get retained.,

     
     
  6. 01:23 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: Sanju Samson's journey

    Samson led the team in 67 matches, winning and losing 33 each. He had his best IPL season in 2024, scoring 531 runs at an average of 48.27 and a strike rate of 153.47, with five fifties. He was retained for Rs 18 crore ahead of the 2025 season, but a side injury midway through the campaign ruled him out of the second half of the tournament, as RR's form collapsed, leading to a series of close losses. The team finished ninth out of ten. In the 2025 season, Samson scored 285 runs in nine innings at an average of above 35 and a strike rate of above 140, with a fifty to his name.

  7. 01:12 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates:

    After RR's two-year suspension (2016-17), Samson returned in 2018 and took over the captaincy in 2021. Under his leadership and with the guidance of team director Kumar Sangakkara, RR reached the IPL final in 2022, their first appearance since winning the inaugural edition in 2008.

  8. 12:56 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates:

    Samson had been associated with Rajasthan Royals for more than a decade, representing the franchise in 11 seasons. Having joined RR in 2013, he quickly became one of their key players and was retained ahead of the 2014 season, at just 19 years old.

  9. 12:49 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates:

    Samson will be representing CSK in the upcoming edition at his existing price of Rs 18 crores, while Jadeja's league fee has been revised from Rs 18 crores to Rs 14 crores. Also, Curran has moved from CSK to RR at his existing price of Rs 2.4 crores.

  10. 12:44 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: Ravindra Jadeja To Rajasthan Royals

    Indian all-rounder will join his former franchise Rajasthan Royals as the franchise successfully completes a trade off with Chennai Super Kings. 

  11. 12:43 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: Biggest Trade Of The Season

    One of the biggest trade ahead of the auction has happened - RR's mainstay and captain has made a move to CSK from his former franchise RR. 

  12. 12:41 PM, 15 Nov 2025

    IPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: Hello

    Hello and welcome to the live updates regarding the retained and released players ahead of the Indian Premier League auctions.