CSK will not make Samson do wicketkeeping, understand Dhoni's plan from this picture
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will sanju samson be csk wicketkeeper in ipl 2026? Before the start of IPL 2026, a picture that went viral on social media has created a stir among the fans, indicating that Sanju Samson will not wear gloves despite being in the team. Veteran spinner R Ashwin, who has played for CSK, has also posted a post on social media, indicating the same. It is believed that former team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is going to be seen in this role.
What is the plan of Chennai Super Kings and Dhoni?
New Delhi. Sanju Samson will play for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2026. Before the auction for the upcoming season, Samson was included in their camp by Chennai Super Kings through trade. Ever since Sanju became a part of CSK, there has been curiosity among common cricket fans and cricket experts about one question. The question is whether Sanju Samson will do the wicketkeeping for CSK or MS Dhoni. With Sanju joining the team, it is believed that he will be made a part of the playing-11 as a wicket-keeper batsman. Now when the Chennai Super Kings team is busy gearing up for the upcoming season, a picture has created a stir on social media. After seeing this picture, it is being said that Samson will not be the wicketkeeper for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. Let's try to decode this picture going viral.
Actually, it can be seen in the picture that Sanju Samson is seen practicing with the fielding coach. The team's fielding coach James Foster is making Samson practice high catches. Samson is not usually seen doing this. Either he is seen practicing batting or focusing on wicket-keeping practice. In such a situation, due to this picture going viral, the market of discussions has become hot and fans are expressing the possibility that Samson may not do wicketkeeping.
What is the plan of Chennai Super Kings and Dhoni?
What is Dhoni's plan?
44 year old Dhoni is at the last stage of his IPL career. It was believed that with Samson joining the team, this was the right opportunity to hand over the responsibility of wicketkeeping to him. However, looking at the picture of Samson from the practice session, it seems that Dhoni has a different plan. It is possible that Dhoni will once again be ready to stand behind the stumps and win the hearts of Chennai fans and Sanju will be seen only in the role of an opener batsman.
Ashwin also posted
Former Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also made a post regarding this. Ashwin has shared the same picture, in which Samson is seen practicing ground fielding. Along with the picture, Ashwin wrote, “As I said in my previous tweet, we are moving towards Chennai by taking Charminar Express. There Sanju Samson was seen practicing fielding hard with coach James Foster. The special thing is that Sanju was not just taking catches for warm-up, but was also practicing hard to take high catches near the boundary. So the question is whether this is just a part of the preparation, or is it because of this?” Is it an indication that this time Sanju will be seen fielding in the outfield and not keeping?
As we take the Charminar Express and head to Chennai, (from my previous tweet) Sanju doing some fielding practice with James Foster.
Not just warm up catches, but high balls in the deep.
