{"id":22949,"date":"2025-11-03T18:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/washington-sundar-kl-rahul-trades-see-no-traction-despite-early-buzz-report-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:44:11","slug":"washington-sundar-kl-rahul-trades-see-no-traction-despite-early-buzz-report-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/washington-sundar-kl-rahul-trades-see-no-traction-despite-early-buzz-report-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Sundar, KL Rahul Trades See No Traction Despite Early Buzz: Report | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9678134\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 03, 2025, 23:38 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9678134\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-885434744 asubttl-schema\">Washington Sundar won&#8217;t join CSK from Gujarat Titans; KL Rahul&#8217;s trade to KKR is also unlikely, according to reports.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-885434744\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-885434744 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Washington Sundar was supposed to be traded to CSK (Picture credit: AFP)\" title=\"Washington Sundar was supposed to be traded to CSK (Picture credit: AFP)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-885434744\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Washington Sundar was supposed to be traded to CSK (Picture credit: AFP)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">A possible move of Washington Sundar from the Gujarat Titans to the Chennai Super Kings now appears ruled out, with KL Rahul\u2019s trade to the Kolkata Knight Riders is also unlikely, although there remains a slight chance for the latter still, according to a report in\u00a0<em>Cricbuzz.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span class=\"cf0\">The \u2018Sundar-to-CSK\u2019 buzz first surfaced on a YouTube channel a few weeks ago <\/span><span class=\"cf1\">and was not baseless. The Chennai Super Kings had indeed explored bringing in the Indian all-rounder, after Ravichandran Ashwin\u2019s exit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span class=\"cf1\">However, Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra shut down any talk of a trade for Sundar. <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">According to the report, the former\u2019s stance had been communicated to Chennai Super Kings well before Sundar\u2019s blistering, unbeaten 49 against Australia in Hobart on November 2. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span class=\"cf0\">The Gujarat Titans management had long made it clear they had no plans to part ways with a cricketer they have invested in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span class=\"cf0\">Bought by the Gujarat Titans for Rs <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">3.2 crore at the last mega auction in Jeddah, Sundar\u2019s career has soared since. Though he played only six IPL matches last season, he has since established himself as an all-format regular for India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span class=\"cf0\">As for Rahul, his case was straightforward from the outset, with little opportunity of any trade talks. However, speculation gained traction after reports suggested Sanju Samson might be traded to the Delhi Capitals in exchange for Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span class=\"cf0\">Given that both Rahul and Samson are wicketkeeper-batters with captaincy credentials and a preference for opening (though neither currently does for their franchises), the comparisons fuelled the buzz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><span class=\"cf0\">According to the report, Kolkata are scouting for a top-quality Indian wicketkeeper-batter who can also take on captaincy responsibilities, with both Samson and Rahul fitting that bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\"><span class=\"cf0\">While preliminary talks are believed to have taken place regarding both cricketers, Kolkata are unwilling to part with key assets such as Rinku Singh or Varun <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Chakaravarthy<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> in any potential swap, according to reports. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\"><span class=\"cf0\">Given that stance, a move for Rahul might not happen,<\/span><span class=\"cf1\"> even if the Samson trade between the Rajasthan Royals and the Delhi Capitals materialises.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-885434744 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 03, 2025, 23:35 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-885434744 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Washington Sundar, KL Rahul Trades See No Traction Despite Early Buzz: Report<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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Washington Sundar was supposed to be traded to CSK (Picture credit: AFP) A possible move of Washington Sundar from the Gujarat Titans to the Chennai Super Kings now appears ruled&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}