Chennai Super Kings have roped in wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran ahead of IPL 2026.
Sam Curran of England, Devon Conway of New Zealand, and the Indian duo of Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, and Deepak Hooda are reportedly on the list.
A Sam Curran lookalike wearing a Punjab Kings jersey was seen leading chants of 'Mumbai cha Raja, Rohit Sharma' during the Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings IPL 2024 fixture on April 18. Mumbai Indians won the match by 9 runs.
Indian Premier League: After Sam Curran's 29-ball 55 led Punjab Kings to a massive 214 for 8, Mumbai Indians took the game into the final over due to fine counter-attack from Cameron Green (67 off 43 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (57 off 26 balls).
Having emptied the piggy bank on a star all-rounder, Bayliss said that when building a side it’s about picking up players with the skills one is looking for.
England all-rounder Sam Curran peaked in September 2022 and won the T20 World Cup, and ended up commanding Rs 18.5 crore at the auction table.
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Curran witnessed an intense bidding with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings raising their paddles frenetically to secure the services of T20 World Cup player-of-the tournament.
England all-rounder Curran became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings.
The IPL auction 2023 saw some records broken as teams didn't hold back while making purchases.
Boy wonder Sam Curran comes off on the biggest stage in world cricket. The 2022 Player of the Final and Player of the Tournament, and Chennai Super Kings' Kadai Kutty Singam can take it easy on India next time, like his father did in 1983
The son of former Zimbabwe all-rounder, Late Kevin Curran, Sam was much in demand after the final with every journalist wanting a piece of him for their stories after he was presented by the England team for the Mixed Zone.
Ben Stokes' maiden T20I half-century (52 not out off 49 balls) helped the team win the summit clash comfortably.
Put in to bat, India were all out for 329 in 48.2 overs with Shikhar Dhawan (67), Rishabh Pant (78) and Hardik Pandya (64) hitting half centuries.