Since the end of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a lot of speculations have started to grow around Sanju Samson’s future in the league. The Rajasthan Royals captain missed a huge chunk of the event due to injury at the start because he wasn’t allowed to keep wickets. In that period, the vice-captain, Riyan Parag, shouldered the responsibility and did a fair job.

A few months ago, SanjuSamson met MS Dhoni at a function where both of them shared incidents on the game, and that’s how it all started. Chennai fans also shared the pictures of how Samson was requested multiple times by many people to join hands with the five-time champions. On the other hand, a few of the other sides have also started to have discussions about trading the wicket-keeper opening batter.

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In fresh news, it has been speculated that the Kerala-born could return to his old franchise, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The three-time champions' head of the scouts, Biju George, shared a picture of himself sharing a moment with the batter during a practice session. The post with a tagline of ‘some memories are special’ has started new speculation around that.

IPL 2026: Sanju Samson to be traded to KKR

One of the biggest reasons for the purple franchise to do well during their successful 2024 season was the opening batter Phil Salt’s aggressive batting alongside Sunil Narine. That used to put a strong platform for the side to late the middle order smashing against the spinners in the middle overs. But after Salt’s departure, they didn’t get the advantage in the recent edition.

Biju George via Instagram pic.twitter.com/LCtDIRkK2X

— Sanju Samson Fans Page (@SanjuSamsonFP) July 10, 2025

Samson could be the answer to the crisis for them. On the other hand, it’s the same for CSK, who didn’t get their captain, Ruturaj, at the opening position for most of the games due to injury. In the next season, he could open the batting with the upcoming youngster Ayush Mhatre, while Sanju Samson can walk at number three. The 30-year-old smashed 861 T20I runs in 38 innings besides bagging 4704 runs in 172 IPL innings.

Last year, he smashed 285 runs in nine innings at a strike rate of 140. When he was with KKR for the 2012 season, Samson didn’t get a chance to make his debut for the side, which became champions that year. Now, if the opportunity arises, he could again wear the purple and gold jersey.