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India's veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin gave a new twist to the already roaming IPL trade rumours as he turned all the speculations into heavy entertainment.

On Friday (August 8), just when the rumours about his move away from Chennai Super Kings and Sanju Samson's shocking but likely departure from Rajasthan Royals were gathering steam, he released the trailer of their meet-up and interview.

Ashwin hinted at the deal, and the video has gone viral on social media. Ashwin also offered to trade himself if Samson could ‘travel back to Chennai’. However, it was unclear what exactly the duo was talking about. Samson just couldn’t stop laughing at the tease without uttering a word.

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"I have a lot of questions to ask," Ashwin said in the video. “But before that, I thought I’d come directly and trade myself. I am happy to stay back in Kerala. There are a lot of rumours going on. Neither do I know of anything. So, I thought I’d reach out to you and ask you. If I can stay back in Kerala and you can travel back to Chennai," he added.

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Earlier, reports came out about Samson and RR, claiming that the star cricketer conveyed to the franchise that he wants to leave the team due to some differences.

CSK were said to be the front-runners to bag Samson's services ahead of IPL 2026, though it was said that RR would demand a couple of players in exchange for letting their skipper go directly to them. The other option would be Samson being released and going into the auction, which will mean it'll be out of CSK's hands to sign him.

On Friday, reports emerged that Ashwin expressed his wish to CSK to leave ahead of the upcoming season. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and the legendary face of the franchise, MS Dhoni, are in Chennai discussing about the team’s plans, and there’s a good chance that the Rs 9.75 crore-signed Ashwin is released this year.

Both CSK and RR are desperate for major changes in the setup after their respective disappointing campaigns last season. CSK finished last under MS Dhoni's captaincy, whereas the Rajasthan Royals were placed ninth after just four wins in 14 matches.