3 occasions when there was a dispute between an Indian player and the state board, Sanju Samson vs KCA case also included

Indian player and a state board dispute: These days, along with the Champions Trophy, the India vs England series is also being discussed in the cricket circles. While in the off field, Team India's star wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson is also in the headlines. There are many reasons for Sanju being in the news but the biggest reason is the dispute between him and his state board, which started over the Vijay Hazare Trophy and is still going on. Sanju was not included in the Vijay Hazare Trophy squad by the Kerala Cricket Association and it is believed that due to not playing in this tournament, he was dropped from Team India's squad for the Champions Trophy.

However, this is not the first time in Indian cricket that there has been a rift between a player and his state board. In this article, we are going to mention 3 such occasions, when a dispute was seen between an Indian player and his state board.

3. Deepak Hooda vs Baroda Cricket Association

In the year 2021, the dispute between Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya came to light during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Deepak made many serious allegations against the then captain Krunal, including misbehavior and threatening to end his career. However, Baroda Cricket Association did not take any action against Deepak and suspended him. After this, Hooda left his state team and joined Rajasthan.

2. Hanuma Vihari vs Andhra Cricket Association

Last year, there was a lot of controversy between Hanuma Vihari and Andhra Cricket Association during the Ranji Trophy season. Both sides had made serious allegations against each other. Hanuma accused the Andhra Cricket Board of forcing him to give up the captaincy. He also criticized a reserve teammate, who is the son of a politician. She alleged that she had requested her father to take action after Hanuma abused her during the match. The ACA had initiated an investigation against Vihari on grounds of conduct before the cricketer threatened to leave the state to play for a different team. However, the situation was later resolved and Vihari returned to the Andhra team after being assured of full support by the state's new ruling party, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

1. Sanju Samson vs Kerala Cricket Association

The dispute between Sanju Samson and Kerala Cricket Association started due to Vijay Hazare Trophy. Actually, Sanju Samson did not participate in the preparation camp organized before the start of the tournament and for this reason he was not given a place in the main squad for the tournament. However, many other players were included in the squad despite not attending the camp but Sanju was not given a chance. Since then the matter gained momentum and Sanju's father also accused some members of the State Board of ruining his son's career.