Ravindra Jadeja got a grand welcome in Rajasthan Royals, the former CSK all-rounder entered with a bang.

IPL 2026: As soon as the T20 World Cup 2026 ends, discussions about IPL have started. IPL will start from 28th March. Although the complete schedule has not been announced yet, it will be announced soon. All the teams are busy preparing for the tournament. This time many big players will be seen playing in some other team after a long time, which also includes Team India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja have a trade deal between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan.

Sanju Samson gets grand welcome in Rajasthan Royals

Before IPL 2026, Ravindra Jadeja has joined his new franchise team Rajasthan Royals. Rajyasthan shared this information in a video on its social media account. In this video it can be seen that Jadeja’s state in Royals. Grand Welcomed. A special program was organized for him, in which Jadeja entered in a special style.

Ravindra Jadeja will be seen playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026.

Ravindra Jadeja will now join the Rajasthan Royals camp and start preparations. Let us tell you that Jadeja has already been a part of Rajasthan Royals. He became champion with Rajasthan in the first season of IPL in 2008. In the next season 2009 also, Jadeja was a part of Rajasthan Royals. After this, in 2011 he joined the new IPL team. Kochi Tuskers remained a part of Kerala. After this he joined Chennai Super Kings. Now Jadeja will once again be seen playing for Rajasthan Royals.

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Ravindrasinh Jadeja has arrived for IPL 2026 💗 pic.twitter.com/fVUVl5zTjZ

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 10, 2026

Big trade deal between CSK and RR before IPL 2026

Before IPL 2026, a big trade deal took place between Chennai Super Kings and Rajyasthan Royals. In place of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals took 2 players from Chennai Super Kings. Apart from Ravindra Jadeja, these players are Sam Curran. Rajasthan Royals will pay Rs 14 crore as salary to Jadeja. Sanju Samson will now be seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. CSK has added Sanju for Rs 18 crore. Ravindra Jadeja’s role is going to be important in Rajasthan Royals. The team can also make him the captain, because the captaincy position is vacant after the departure of Sanju Samson.

Ravindra Jadeja was a part of Chennai Super Kings for a long time.

Ravindra Jadeja was a part of Chennai Super Kings since 2012. He won the IPL title 3 times with CSK under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Talking about Ravindra Jadeja’s IPL career, it has been fantastic. Apart from bowling and batting, Jadeja is also known for his excellent fielding. He has contributed with both bat and ball for Chennai Super Kings on many occasions and has led them to victory.

Ravindra Jadeja’s IPL performance

Ravindra Jadeja has played a total of 254 IPL matches so far. During this period, he has scored 3260 runs while playing in 198 innings, which includes 5 half-centuries. Jadeja averaged 27.86 and At a strike rate of 130.24 Has batted. Talking about bowling, he has taken a total of 170 wickets in his name. His best performance is taking 5 wickets for just 16 runs. Jadeja’s economy rate in IPL is only 7.67 which is considered the best in T20 cricket.

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