Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 5 (ANI): Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson made a record-breaking return to the Kerala cricket circuit following his omission from final season’s Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), as he grew to become the costliest signing on the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) public sale for a report ₹26.60 lakhs, being picked up by Kochi Blue Tigers, reported ESPNCricinfo on Saturday.
This can be Samson’s first aggressive look for the reason that conclusion of a disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, wherein he scored 285 runs in 9 matches at a median of 35.62 and a strike price of over 140, with a half-century to his title. His workforce completed at quantity 9, successful simply 4 and shedding 10 and failing to complete their video games effectively. Samson missed a bit of the season as a consequence of a facet pressure.
The KCL will mark Samson’s first look within the Kerala circuit since he was final omitted from the VHT squad for not attending a preparation camp main as much as it. Whereas the Kerala Cricket Affiliation (KCA) said that they needed to set a precedent, Samson claimed to have written to the board asking for permission to overlook the camp.
Named because the model ambassador of the league, Samson missed the first-ever season of KCL as a consequence of worldwide commitments final yr. He has solidified his spot in T20Is for India, smashing three centuries towards Bangladesh and South Africa final yr. In 42 T20Is, he has made 861 runs at a median of 25.32, with three centuries and two fifties and a greatest rating of 111. Final yr, in 13 T20Is and 12 innings at a median of 43.60, with a strike price of 180.16, three centuries and a fifty.
The inaugural version of the league got here into focus throughout the IPL this yr because the teenage left-arm spinner Vignesh Puthur was signed by five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) for ₹30 lakhs after positive performances in trials. He was additionally taken to South Africa, the place he was the online bowler for MI Cape City within the SA20 season three.
Signed for ₹3.75 lakh throughout the first version, Puthur’s companies had been retained by Alleppey Ripples for the second version. In his debut IPL, Puthur picked up six wickets in 5 matches for MI. (ANI)
