Reason: Why Sanju Samson wants to leave Rajasthan Royals?

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Why Sanju Samson wants to leave Rajasthan Royals?: These days, discussions are in full swing for the mini auction of IPL 2026. According to media reports, before the mini auction, many big players can be released by the team, or they themselves can demand to be traded or released.

Among these players, the discussion about Rajasthan Royals' experienced wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson is gaining momentum. There are reports that before the mini auction, Sanju has asked the RR management to release him. Meanwhile, former Indian player Robin Uthappa has given a big statement and told the reason why Samson wants to separate from Rajasthan Royals in IPL

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What is the reason for Sanju Samson leaving Rajasthan Royals?

Sanju Samson is reportedly not happy with Riyan Parag as the captain of the Rajasthan Royals. The Rajasthan Royals management considers Parag as the future long-term captain.

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According to the report, Sanju Samson also had a confrontation with Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid. Sanju Samson is unhappy with Rahul Dravid's decision to replace him as an opener and bring in young Vaibhav Suryavanshi as the Rajasthan Royals opener.

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• Robin Uthappa gave his opinion: Let us tell you that before the mini auction, Robin Uthappa said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel- They have Yashasvi, who has done really well for them, and Suryavanshi has hit it out of the park, and Riyan Parag likes to bat at number three. So where does that leave Sanju Samson? The number four position.
• Would I like to bat at number four while opening for India? Absolutely not. From their point of view, they probably felt that maybe this won't change now in RR, and they support their youngsters a lot, right? "
• Uthappa further said- This has been the culture in Rajasthan. So, maybe he is looking at it as a writing on the wall, and maybe, he is trying to get ahead a little and say, 'Let me move on now' so that I can go somewhere else and start batting and compete for that place in the top order in the Indian team. So, maybe this could also be a small reason why he wants to leave the team.

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