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Kerala star cricketer Sanju Samson has been roped in by the Kochi Blue Tigers franchise in the Kerala Cricket League Season 2 Auction after being signed at the price of INR 26.60 Lakh, emerging as the most expensive player in the league.
Moving into the details of his bidding, Samson listed himself at the base price of INR 3 Lakh. He saw exponential jumps of INR 5 Lakh and INR 10 Lakh in the matter of minutes before the Kochi franchise bagged him at a record price.
It’s important to note that Samson will be making his first appearance in the tournament, that is conducted by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) after being dropped from the Kerala squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 season in December 2024.
It’s worth noting that Samson opted for a break from the inaugural edition of the league despite being announced as its brand ambassador to prioritize his international commitments.
“Sanju has been playing non-stop cricket from March till July. Two months of IPL plus the T20 World Cup have been taxing. Even after the T20 World Cup, he was part of the Indian T20 teams which toured Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Hence, Sanju asked the KCA (Kerala Cricket Association) officials for a break. His name was not listed in the player auction too,” KCA sources had informed.
Delving into the details of Samson’s international numbers, he scored three centuries in four innings against Bangladesh and South Africa as an opener in the shortest format of the game, emerging as the first batter to record three T20I hundreds in a calendar year.
His last professional tournament came in the IPL 2025 season for the Rajasthan Royals franchise, amassing 285 runs from nine innings. Keeper-batter Vishnu Vinod, who was earlier part of the RCB set-up in IPL, received the second-highest bid in the auction from Aries Kollam for INR 13.8 Lakh.
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