Will Sanju Samson make it into Indian Squad for Asia Cup 2025?

Sanju Samson impressed with a quickfire 54 in the Kerala Cricket League, boosting his chances for Asia Cup selection. Off the field, he may exit Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026 amid talks with KKR and CSK for a trade.

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain and Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson recently performed brilliantly in a match organized by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). The match was played at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Independence Day and was the opening match of the second season of the Kerala Cricket League (KCL).

In this match, Sanju Samson played a quick innings of 54 runs in 36 balls, helping his team to victory. This performance has come just before the selection of the Indian team for the Asia Cup, raising hopes of his return to the national team again.

During the match, KCA President XI scored 184 runs thanks to the brilliant performances of Rohan Kunnummal (60 runs) and Abhijeet Praveen (47 runs). In response, KCA Secretary XI took the match to a thrilling turn with the help of Vishnu Vinod (69 runs) and Sanju Samson (54 runs). In the end, Basil Thampi led the team to a one-wicket victory.

This performance of Sanju reflects his confidence, especially when he is trying to make a comeback in IPL and international cricket. However, Sanju Samson is in the news even off the field. According to reports, he wants a trade or release from Rajasthan Royals before the next season (IPL 2026).

It is being said that there are some differences between him and the team management, due to which he wants to leave the team. Rajasthan Royals co-owner Manoj Badale is in trade talks with other franchises. Earlier it was rumored that Sanju might go to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), but CSK refused to trade players like Ravindra Jadeja or Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Shivam Dubey's name was also in the news, but CSK does not want to leave him either. Now the news is that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) can also negotiate with Rajasthan to include Sanju Samson in their team. Rajasthan Royals want to leave Sanju through player trade instead of cash.

That is, they will let Sanju leave the team only in exchange for another player. If Sanju's team changes, it will be a big transfer for IPL 2026. At present, his focus is on the Asia Cup and returning to the Indian team, but the discussion of changing the IPL team is also hot. title and description in 40 words