Ravindra Jadeja Reduced Salary To Join RR From CSK, Took A Pay Cut Of Crores, How Much CSK Paid Him?

The IPL fever has already started hitting hard for the cricket fanatics, as a high-profile trade recently happened, leaving Chennai Super Kings' star and MS Dhoni's go-to man, Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja), to leave the franchise and join the Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, Sanju Samson is going to play with CSK, leaving RR, which marks his first time playing with Dhoni's team, while it's a homecoming for Jaddu as he began his IPL career with RR back in 2008.

Ravindra Jadeja leaves CSK and returns to RR, his debut team

This is surely a shocker as it's been years since Jadeja has been playing with Dhoni's team. IPL 2026 Auction is going to take place on December 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, and ahead of that, IPL Retentions have been ongoing. For the IPL fans, this time your teams are playing it smart by doing a mini-auctioning (trade/retention), where they will have the power to prevent their star players from being in the auction panel, thereby holding onto them and letting those go whom them feel could be let go of. During the IPL retention, the buzz about the swap between Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja in RR and CSK proved to be right. Along with Jaddu, Sam Curran is also making a move to RR from CSK.

Ravindra Jadeja took a pay cut of crores to join the Rajasthan Royals from the Chennai Super Kings

Well, it was the swap of Ravidra Jadeja and Sanju Samson that broke all the headlines, for the reason that the former left CSK, and that too with a huge pay cut, as reported. Jadeja was being paid Rs. 18 crore from CSK, and now that he is returning to his team, the Rajasthan Royals, but with a pay cut of crores. Reportedly, he is going to be paid Rs. 14 crore, which marks a pay cut of Rs. 4 crore. On the other hand, Sanju Samson joined CSK on his existing fee of Rs. 18 crore.

What did Ravindra Jadeja say about him leaving CSK and joining RR? What was Dhoni's reaction?

Jadeja, who played a total of 185 matches for CSK, scored over 2000 with 140 wickets, and he has also been a part of the title-winning campaign of the team in 2018, 2021 and 2023. Talking about returning to RR, Jadeja said that it feels really special to him as it's not just a team but a home for him. He further mentioned that he got the first taste of victory from RR only, and he hopes to do the same as he is now back. He said:

"Rajasthan Royals gave me my first platform and my first taste of victory. Coming back feels special - it's not just a team for me, it's home. Rajasthan Royals is where I won my first IPL, and I hope to win more with this current group of players."

CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan revealed that it had been one of the toughest decisions to let Jaddu go. On the other hand, reports have been rife that CSK didn't want to cut ties with Jaddu and the decisions were made, which also had something to do with Dhoni, while others suggested that Jadeja was lured by the captaincy offer. However, the actual reason hasn't been publicly disclosed yet. Reportedly, Jaddu and Dhoni talked about the same before the trade, and they found it would be the best thing to do.

What do you think about Jadeja leaving CSK to join RR, that too with a pay cut?

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