“Arey, mujhe chor do yaar” - Ravi Ashwin on his trade rumours ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction, scheduled to take place later this year, there are a lot of reports surrounding the media that the Chennai Super Kings are expected to release their star spinner, Ravi Ashwin, from their squad.

On the other hand, reports also suggested that Samson might be traded to the CSK franchise for the IPL 2026 season, as the reports further mentioned that Samson requested the Rajasthan Royals franchise to release him.

While Ashwin is a starter in the playing XI across the IPL seasons, he could play only nine out of 14 games in the concluded IPL 2025 season, which happened for the first time in his IPL career. Furthermore, he wanted clarity from the CSK franchise over his role.

"When I played for RR, after completing one year, the RR CEO mailed me about a performance review… We are so and so, we are expecting this, and we are renewing your contract next year. Like this, every year, it's a 1+1+1 contract," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

"So, every year when the contract finishes, it's the responsibility of the franchise to communicate to the players whether they are retaining or releasing. In this situation, where there is a cover on me, Sanju. Obviously, there should be a review of interest or non-interest. Every player wants clarity. In this case, nothing is in my hands; I've only asked for clarity. In my situation, I became a CSK player, and maximum cover is not coming from the player,” he added.

Finally, when his co-host asked the viewers to comment on the video about whether they want to see Ashwin in a new team or in CSK, the star spinner replied: 

At the same time, the co-host asked the viewers to comment on their views if they would like to see Ashwin in a new franchise or continue to be a part of the CSK franchise. That was when, Ashwin responded by stating,

"Arey, mujhe chor do yaar (Please leave me alone with folded hands gesture). Mujhe khusi se rehne do yaar (Guys, let me live happily).”

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