Sanju-Jaddu Swap? All You Need To Know About Player Trading In IPL | Cricket News

Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson.

The possible blockbuster trade between the joint most successful side in the history of the IPL, the Chennai Super Kings, and the winners of the inaugural edition of the spectacle, Rajasthan Royals, featuring the possible movement of star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson switching colours after their prolonged association with CSK and RR respectively has piqued the excitement around the league ahead of the auction.

While there has also been discussion about a possible trade between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians over a possible swap for Shardul Thakur and Arjun Tendulkar, the potential return of Jadeja to RR and Samson’s CSK-switch had grabbed headlines.

Here are the rules for an IPL Trade ahead of the highly-anticipated auction:

A trade refers to the understanding between teams for the transfer of players outside the auction room. A trade can follow the barter system, a player for player, or an all-cash switch.

Hardik Pandya’s return to Mumbai Indians following his two-year spell with Gujarat Titans, ahead of the 2024 campaign was the first high-profile trade.

In order to initiate a trade, the sides involved explore the possibility of a trade and negotiate avenues, with the consent of the player also playing a crucial role in the completion of said potential trade. While players can also request to be traded to another franchise or be released into the auction pool.

If the trade does go through, the player stands to receive the same remuneration he had penned for the former club originally, from his new side, and the side will have the player’s value deducted from their auction purse, while the team trading the player goes into the auction richer by just as much.

Franchises have to tow the line in terms of team composition and budgets in order to make trades during the window, a month after the conclusion of a season up until a week before the auction.

Following agreement between all parties involved, the franchise roping in the player is expected to submit an expression of interest over the trade deal to the BCCI which will then go on to ratify the deal. The BCCI also has the power to rescind or overrule the trade if it finds discrepancies, irregularities, breaches or conflicts of interests in the trade despite official confirmation.