IPL 2026: Social media goes abuzz with ‘biggest player trade swap’ likely to take place ahead of auction

TheIndian Premier League(IPL) 2026 auction is expected to be held in December and teams will look to make some outstanding buys to fill gaps in their teams. Ahead of the business event, some trade deals

are also likely to happen among 10 sides. When it comes to trade deals, Hardik Pandya is remembered as he grabbed the limelight for joining Mumbai Indians (MI) from Gujarat Titans (GT) in 2023. After two years, something similar might happen as a huge trade deal is awaiting as per popular social media personality and news aggregator Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) on X.

He wrote in one of his latest posts on X, "A BIG IPL UPDATE, Exclusive - IPL's biggest Player Trade swap likely to happen ahead of the Auction." Weeks prior to the event, some media reports are claiming that star players such as Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson might leave their respective squads to join new teams. However, these are just reports and fans will have to keep eyes on the developments.

Sanju Samson to lead Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2026: Report

As per claims from RevSportz journalist Rohit Juglan, Sanju Samson is in talks with Delhi Capitals (DC) for IPL 2026. “I came to know about Sanju Samson during the Asia Cup 2025. I talked to some people, and there were discussions between Samson and Delhi Capitals not just about him as a player but also about him as a captain,” said Juglan on his YouTube channel.

This year, DC failed to qualify for the playoffs under Axar Patel’s captaincy. With seven wins and six losses in 14 matches, Capitals concluded their campaign in the fifth spot on the tally. Discussing Samson’s performances in IPL 2025, he has scored 285 runs with a fifty in nine matches at a strike rate of 140.39. Following the release of England veteran Jos Buttler from RR in 2024, Samson was unhappy with the Royals’ team management. However, the wicket-keeper batter was retained for INR 18 crore by the Royals before IPL 2025.