Thiruvananthapuram (kerala) [India]July 5 (ANI): Indian Wicketkeeper-Batter Sanju Samson made a record-breaking return to the Kerala cricket circuit after his omission of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) from last season, because he became the most expensive signing at the Kerala Cricket League auction for a record £26.60 Lakhs, picked up by Kochi Blue Tigers, reported ESPNCRICINFO on Saturday.
This will be the first competitive appearance of Samson since the conclusion of a disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, in which he scored 285 points in nine games on an average of 35.62 and a success rate of more than 140, with half a century to his name. His team finished at number nine, won only four and lost 10 and failed to end their matches well. Samson missed part of the season because of a side voltage.
The KCL will mark the first performance of Samson in the Kerala circuit, because he was last omitted from the VHT team because he did not attend a preparation camp. While the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) stated that they wanted to create a precedent, Samson claimed to have written to the board to ask permission to miss the camp.
Called as brand ambassador of the competition, Samson missed the very first season of KCL due to international obligations last year. He solidified his place in T20is for India and struck for three centuries against Bangladesh and South Africa last year. In 42 T20is he made 861 runs on an average of 25.32, with three centuries and two fifties and a best score of 111. Last year, in 13 T20s and 12 innings on an average of 43.60, with a success rate of 180.16, three centuries and a fifty.
The inaugural edition of the competition came into the picture of the IPL this year when the Teenage Left-arm Spinner Vignesh Puthur was signed by five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) for £30 Lakhs after great performance in taste. He was also taken to South Africa, where he was the net bowler for Mi Cape Town in the SA20 season three.
Signed for £3.75 Lakh During the first edition, Puthur's services were retained by all the ripples of Alleppey for the second edition. In his debut -Puthur took six wickets in five games for Mi. (ANI)
