Sanju Samson has formally joined Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), marking a landmark transfer in IPL historical past. In a social media video shared by the franchise, Samson, who was traded from Rajasthan Royals, expressed his pleasure at carrying the enduring yellow jersey for the primary time.
The keeper-batsman, who spent over a decade constructing his id at RR, mentioned the colourful coloration and the second itself felt not like something he had skilled earlier than.
Been ready for this present day, says Samson
Slipping into CSK’s No. 11 jersey, Sanju Samson mirrored on the importance of the commerce – the largest in IPL historical past – and the feelings it carried, exhibiting simply how a lot this new chapter means to him.
“I’ve been ready for this present day and I’m very lucky that I’m going to put on the yellow jersey. As I mentioned, I’ve at all times been carrying darkish colours like black, blue, brown, however yellow, positively, nice feeling to put on that jersey. Truthfully, I by no means considered how I’d really feel carrying the CSK jersey. I felt very optimistic and pleased, felt very completely different. A distinct power comes whereas carrying that jersey. I felt like a champion, I felt like ‘okay wow!’,” acknowledged Sanju Samson within the video.
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“Felt like a champion.” – Sanju
In Yellove, the spirit chooses you 💛 #WhistlePodu #yellow pic.twitter.com/Eh4S0G5Am9—Chennai Tremendous Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 19, 2025
CSK followers now have a brand new famous person, seen as MS Dhoni’s pure successor behind the stumps and a possible captaincy candidate if the workforce wants management sooner or later.
After eleven seasons with Rajasthan Royals (RR), Sanju Samson has moved to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) in a high-profile commerce. CSK invested INR 18 crore to safe Samson, whereas Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran had been despatched to RR as a part of the deal, fetching INR 14 crore and INR 2.4 crore, respectively.