Rajasthan Royals Add Ravindra Jadeja; Chennai Super Kings Sign Sanju Samson

The IPL confirmed the deals for eight players ahead of the 2026 season. The updates created a lot of interest among fans. As confirmed earlier, Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran moved to Rajasthan Royals, while Sanju Samson joined Chennai Super Kings.

Mohammed Shami moved from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Lucknow Super Giants. Arjun Tendulkar, the son of Sachin Tendulkar, shifted from Mumbai Indians to Lucknow. Mayank Markande joined Mumbai Indians after his stint at Kolkata Knight Riders. Nitish Rana and Donovan Ferreira shifted from Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals.

Jadeja's fees went down from Rs 18 crore to Rs 14 crore. The others- Sanju Samson at Rs 18 crore, Nitish Rana at Rs 4.2 crore, Sam Curran at Rs 2.4 crore, Mohammed Shami at Rs 10 crore, Mayank Markande at Rs 30 lakh and Arjun Tendulkar at Rs 30 lakh- retained their values. Donovan Ferreira saw his price increase from Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore.