Sanju Samson’s big decision between India-England T20 series, withdrew from this tournament

Sanju Samson: Amidst the ongoing five-match T20 series between India and England, Team India’s wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has surprised everyone by taking a big decision. Amidst the England T20 series, Samson has decided not to play in the Kerala Cricket League 2026. According to reports, Sanju has taken this decision due to personal reasons.

Sanju Samson will not enter the KCL 2026 auction

Earlier, Kochi Blue Tigers had not included Sanju Samson in their retention list for Kerala Cricket League 2026, now he has also not been included in the auction list of 156 players. According to reports, the wicketkeeper batsman himself had refused to enter the auction. Let us tell you, last year Kochi Blue Tigers had bought Samson for Rs 6.80 lakh, making him the most expensive player in the history of Kerala Cricket League.

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Sanju Samson will not participate in the upcoming season of KCL

According to Sportstar, Kerala Cricket League Governing Council Chairman Nazar Machan said that Sanju Samson has told Kerala Cricket League officials Kochi Blue Tigers that he will not participate in the third season of the Kerala Cricket League. In such a situation, his release by Kochi Blue Tigers is not a shocking thing.

When will the new season of KCL start?

According to media reports, the third season of Kerala Cricket League will start from August 20. The final of this tournament will be played on 5th September. In the Kerala Cricket League 2025, Sanju Samson batted brilliantly and scored 368 runs in just 5 innings.

Samson has been struggling with poor form for the last few days. He has been able to score only 6 runs in the 3 innings played against Ireland and England. Due to continuous flop performance, he was dropped from the second and third T20 matches against England.