India, March 20 -- Sanju Samson was arguably the face of Rajasthan Royals - much like MS Dhoni with Chennai Super Kings or Virat Kohli with Royal Challengers Bengaluru - and his departure is a significant moment for the franchise given the impact he had, says former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis.

Samson spent 11 seasons with the Rajasthan Royals across two stints, emerging as their most-capped player and leading run-scorer. He has now been traded to the Chennai Super Kings, with Ravindra Jadeja joining the RR ranks.

"If I look at the IPL and the iconic teams we see around the league, all of them have one marquee Indian player in common - someone who has been the face of the franchise for a period of time, (such as) Rohit Sharma, M...