Sanju Samson Can't Stop Laughing As R Ashwin Teases Him About Trade Rumors, Video Viral
Ashwin released a viral video with Sanju Samson hinting at potential moves from Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
Ravichandran Ashwin is becoming as good a content creator as he is a cricketer. On Friday (August 8), just when the rumors about his move away from Chennai Super Kings and Sanju Samson's likely impending departure from Rajasthan Royals were gathering steam, he released the trailer of their meet-up and interview.
In it, Ashwin gives hints about the deal, and the video has swiftly gone viral. Ashwin also offered to trade himself if Samson could 'travel back to Chennai'. Although it was unclear what exactly the duo was talking about, Samson just couldn't stop laughing at the tease without uttering a word.
'I have a lot of questions to ask," Ashwin said in the video. 'But before that, I thought I'll come directly and trade myself. I am happy to stay back in Kerala. There are a lot of rumours going on. Neither do I know of anything. So, I thought I'll reach out to you and ask you. If I can stay back in Kerala and you can travel back to Chennai," he added.
Sanju on #KuttiStoriesWithAsh, powered by @PeterEngland_. Drops tomorrow afternoon. pic.twitter.com/J2QQ5Ia5eZ — Kutti Stories with Ash (@crikipidea) August 8, 2025
Reports first emerged about Samson and RR a couple of days ago. It was said that he has conveyed it to RR that he wants to leave the team due to some differences.
CSK were said to be the front-runners courting him, though it was said that RR would demand a couple of players in exchange for letting Samson go directly to them. The other option would be Samson being released and going into the auction, which will mean it'll be out of CSK's hands to sign him.
On Friday, reports came out saying that Ashwin wanted to leave CSK, too. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and the legendary face of the franchise, MS Dhoni, are in Chennai discussing about the team's plans, and there's a good chance that the Rs 9.75 crore-signed Ashwin is released this year.
It would be interesting to see if Ashwin, who has played for RR previously, could be a part of the deal.
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