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Sanju Samson set join NEW franchise, KCA chairman confirms auction registration
24htopnews | June 26, 2025 11:06 AM CST

New Delhi: Indias star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson is all prepared to make a return to T20 cricket as he has registered himself in the second season of T20 league by Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). Sanju Samson is among the 39 players who have been shortlisted in the Category A pool of the forthcoming auction which is fixed on July 5. As per reports by Sportstar the chairman of KCA governing council Nazir Machan confirmed the presence of Samson in the tournament. Rajasthan Royals also announced the development. Besides Samson Vignesh Puthur of Mumbai Indians and Sachin Baby of Sunrisers Hyderabad are two more registered players in the auction. Recently Sanju Samson was seen in the USA where the player had shown up in one of the Texas Super Kings matches in the currently running Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament. Sanju Samsons struggle with injuries in IPL 2025 The batter suffered some injuries in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Riyan Parag was the captain of the Rajasthan Royals during significant portion of the season and Samson began as an Impact Player in some games but was sidelined with an injury. Injury hit Sanju Samson scored 285 runs in nine innings with an average of 35.63 including a half-century. He was the fourth highest run-getter of the season for Rajasthan Royals. Remarkably he had to sacrifice his usual opening position to Vaibhav Suryavanshi who is only 14.


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