Sanju Samson remains in the center of discussions among cricket fans ahead of the IPL 2026 mini auction. It is now strongly believed that the Keeper-batter's stint with Rajasthan Royals (RR) will come to an end soon. There can be interests from multiple IPL franchises for the prolific cricketer.

According to speculations, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has a strong interest in Samson; they can count him as a potential leader and a keeper-batter to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Netizens are well aware of the series of rumors related to Sanju Samson. Recently, a social media post shared a photo where we can see Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are in Chennai Super Kings jerseys. Can we believe the photo and the social media post that claimed that Samson in Chennai Super Kings is confirmed?

During the Ranji Trophy 2025, Kerala was up against Maharashtra. Samson was playing for Kerala, and Gaikwad was representing Maharashtra. The match ended in a draw. From the match, Sanju shared the photo in his Instagram story. It was the same photo that is used in the social media post we are talking about. But the difference is in the color of the jerseys.

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Latest Instagram story of Sanju Samson.

The wait is over now it is official.

Captain and Vice Captain of CSK. pic.twitter.com/1NMjERh0hJ

— Dhruv Thakur (@Dhruv_Thakur___) October 18, 2025

Sanju Samson in CSK jersey?

The real photo, which Sanju shared, was taken at the Maharashtra vs. Kerala Ranji Trophy match, where cricketers were in whites. And the photo, shared from the 'X' account, was edited to change the white jersey into CSK colors. So is it true that Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson are in Chennai Super Kings jerseys? As of now, no, they were not together in the cake attire.

 Also, Sanju's IPL future is not confirmed yet. There can be a linkup between the IPL team and the keeper-batter, but currently, nothing is confirmed. To know what is true, it will be best to wait for official confirmations, which can take some time to come.