Ravindra Jadeja’s Instagram account was found to be deactivated on Monday amid reports of him leaving Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of the new Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
As per multuple reports, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will trade their captain and long-time wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in exchange for all-rounders Jadeja as well as Sam Curran.
Ravindra Jadeja has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since joining them in 2012. Apart from the two years when CSK were suspended, Jadeja has been part of the franchise’s core for over a decade, contributing to three of their five IPL titles. He was retained for ₹18 crore ahead of the 2025 mega auction as CSK’s second-choice player after captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. The all-rounder has played 254 IPL matches, the fifth-most in tournament history, and is CSK’s leading wicket-taker with 143 scalps, including a best of 5/16.
Jadeja’s most memorable moment came in the 2023 IPL final, when his last-over heroics against the Gujarat Titans sealed the title for CSK. It was also his best bowling season, taking 20 wickets, followed by another solid batting performance in 2025, where he scored 301 runs with two fifties. Interestingly, RR was Jadeja’s first IPL team; he made his debut for them in 2008 as a 19-year-old and was part of their title-winning squad that year.
Jadeja played for RR for the first two seasons but was suspended in 2010 by the IPL for trying to negotiate a contract with the Mumbai Indians directly, which was not legally accurate. After the ban, Jadeja featured for Kochi Tuskers in 2011.
