Mumbai, July 24 -- Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson spoke on leaving Rajasthan Royals (RR) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, calling it a "huge risk". He also revealed the reason behind leaving the Men in Pink and how the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set-up showed faith in him despite a shaky start to the IPL 2026 season with some low scores.

Samson, India's 'Player of the Tournament' in their ICC T20 World Cup triumph this year with 321 runs and three successive fifties from a virtual quarterfinal against West Indies to the final against New Zealand, headed into the latest IPL season with CSK with a lot of expectations, in the form of his life with the bat. After having spent 11 seasons with the Royals, Samson was trade...