{"id":54554,"date":"2025-08-09T04:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T04:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/54554\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T04:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T04:14:07","slug":"ill-trade-myself-r-ashwins-cheeky-take-on-ipl-rumours-leaves-sanju-samson-fans-in-splits-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/54554\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ll trade myself&#8217;: R Ashwin&#8217;s cheeky take on IPL rumours leaves Sanju Samson, fans in splits \u2013 Watch | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/123199172.jpg\" alt=\"'I'll trade myself': R Ashwin's cheeky take on IPL rumours leaves Sanju Samson, fans in splits \u2013 Watch\" title=\"Ravichandran Ashwin and Sanju Samson (Video grabs)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Ravichandran Ashwin and Sanju Samson (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s spin great <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ravichandran-ashwin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a> has served up a hilarious twist to the swirling IPL trade rumours, turning speculation into prime entertainment. In a teaser of the upcoming episode of Kutti Stories with Ash, the 38-year-old is seen in conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a> skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sanju-samson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanju Samson<\/a> \u2014 whose own future has been a hot talking point in recent days.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>As per Cricbuzz, Samson is reportedly unhappy with the RR management and has requested a trade or release. Meanwhile, another report has suggested that Ashwin and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> could part ways, with the veteran potentially stepping down from his role as Director of Operations at the CSK Academy.<\/p>\n<p>More Than a Team: The Rise of CSK &amp; the Whistle Podu Army<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the chatter, Ashwin didn&#8217;t miss the chance to poke fun. \u201cI have a lot of questions to ask. But before that, I thought I&#8217;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&#8217;ll reach out to you and ask you. If I can stay back in Kerala and you can travel back to Chennai,\u201d Ashwin said, leaving Samson in stitches.The light-hearted exchange has quickly gone viral, with fans enjoying Ashwin&#8217;s ability to turn tense speculation into comedy gold.WATCH:Bought by CSK at the IPL 2025 auction for Rs 9.75 crore, Ashwin had a modest season, taking seven wickets in nine games. With reports suggesting CSK are keen on signing Samson, the video adds another playful twist to what could be a busy transfer window.For now, the only thing confirmed is that Ashwin&#8217;s wit remains as sharp as his carrom ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ravichandran Ashwin and Sanju Samson (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s spin great Ravichandran Ashwin has served up a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,43215,740,1950,13849,13848,45327,45325,45326,44087,44656,43196,85],"class_list":["post-54554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-chennai-super-kings","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-news","tag-indian-premier-league","tag-ipl","tag-ipl-2025-auction","tag-ipl-trade-rumours","tag-kutti-stories","tag-rajasthan-royals","tag-ravichandran-ashwin","tag-sanju-samson","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}