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IPL 2026 will have its foundation set by arguably the most high-profile trade in the history of the tournament, as Sanju Samson swaps to a yellow jersey and <\/span>Ravindra Jadeja<\/a> goes the other way from Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jadeja has been one of the most successful players in the history of the IPL, and joins the team where it all began for him. Famously taken under Shane Warne\u2019s wing when RR won the inaugural season of the IPL, Jadeja returns as a veteran to try and end the Jaipur based team\u2019s long drought.<\/span><\/p>\n Described by Jadeja in a social media post as coming \u2018home\u2019, RR owner Manoj Badale revealed that the trade was spurred on by Jadeja himself after the all-rounder got in contact with him for a move back to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cActually Jaddu reached out to me about 4 weeks ago, the middle of October, to say that he was really excited about the potential to come home,\u201d explained Badale in a video shared to RR\u2019s social media channels.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs he described it, where he started his IPL career and in fact his cricket career, and his visibility to the whole of India,\u201d remarked the owner. Jadeja has turned into one of India\u2019s greatest all-rounders, with over 3200 runs and 170 wickets in the IPL, but it all started as he played regularly for RR in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOver the last few weeks we\u2019ve had quite a few exchanges. The last time I saw him he was 21, and it\u2019s been fascinating getting to know him, getting to know the older version of Ravi Jadeja,\u201d reflected Badale, reminiscing about Jadeja\u2019s start at the franchise before his switch to CSK yellow.<\/span><\/p>\n However, Badale did point out that it was a switch that was beneficial to RR given another player joins their ranks from CSK. With English all-rounder Sam Curran joining the team, Badale argued it was almost as if they were filling \u20183 or 4\u2019 different areas of need.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI want to be clear, it wasn\u2019t a trade for Jadeja, it was a trade for Jadeja and Sam Curran\u2026 it was the combination of the two and how the two of them fill 3 or 4 slots we\u2019re trying to fill,\u201d stated Badale.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hindustantimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IPL 2026 will have its foundation set by arguably the most high-profile trade in the history of the tournament, as Sanju Samson swaps to a yellow jersey and Ravindra Jadeja goes the other way from Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals. 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