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Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has opened up on the Chennai Super Kings trading Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to the Rajasthan Royals for their skipper, Sanju Samson, ahead of the IPL 2026 retention deadline.
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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaif asserted that since CSK already has an in-form spinner in Noor Ahmad, the franchise might be considering trading Jadeja to the Royals. Notably, Noor scalped 24 wickets in the IPL 2025 season in 14 innings with the best bowling figures of 4/18.
"Since CSK have Noor Ahmad - he bowled quite well in IPL 2025 and took a lot of wickets - Super Kings might be thinking they have a good spinner in Noor even if Ravindra Jadeja is not there. If Noor had not been there, CSK would have fought for Jadeja a lot more. But they have Noor and he can control the middle overs well. So, this trade could go ahead mostly because CSK have Noor Ahmad,” Kaif said on his YouTube channel.
Furthermore, Kaif also made it clear, it’s not just always about friendships for the former Indian skipper, but the ultimate goal for him and the franchise is to make the side win. Unfortunately, CSK ended with a wooden spoon in the previous edition for the first time in the tournament’s history.
"MS Dhoni backs any player to an extent. It’s team first. If we see it that way, even Yashasvi Jaiswal hasn’t done much wrong, but he hasn’t been getting opportunities for India in white-ball cricket. For Dhoni, making the team win is the biggest goal. If he is coming to play again, he will be thinking CSK finished 10th in the standings last year. He is a man of pride; hence, his biggest goal will be to make the team win another trophy. A team cannot win the trophy based on one player,” he added.
"If Jadeja has to be sacrificed for the team’s good, Dhoni will do it. People say how Dhoni operates based on friendships and does it, giving them a couple of extra chances. But it doesn’t mean his focus goes away from winning. The goal is to make CSK a champion. That’s why he will let go of Jadeja if it has to be done. If Dhoni feels he can get a better option for the team, he will make the decision,” he concluded.
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