Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals’s captain at Indian Premier League (IPL), has been sold for a price at all before the second edition of the Kela Cricket League. The Kochi Blue Tigers acquired the Wicktkeeper battery for a gigantic price of INR 26.8 Lakhs.

Previously, Samson was announced as the brand of the brand of the inaugural edition of the Kerala Cricket League in 2024. But it did not appear in the tournament to prioritize its international commitments.

After being eliminated from the Vijay Hazare de Kerala trophy squad in December 2024, this will be the first important appearance of the 30 -year -old player in a tournament governed by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA).

Sanju Samson sold for 26.8 Lakhs to Kochi Blue Tigers in Kerala Cricket League

The six teams of the Kerala Cricket League faced an intense offers war to acquire guardianship. Initially, the player had been listed at a base price of INR 3 Lakhs. But the Kochi -based franchise spent more than half of its INR 50 Lakhs bag to include Gloveman Star in its team. He is currently the most expensive player in the history of this league so far.

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This occurs in the midst of the recent speculation of him to join the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) before the IPL 2026. According to multiple reports, the real ones can change their pattern to CSK in exchange for any of the former RR players, Shivam Dube or Ravichandran Ashwin. While CSK has already expressed interest in Samson, there is no clear statement of RR about whether the franchise would change to its captain or not.

CSK could love him as his first game with the young Ayush Mhatre, after a sad season of his previous opening pair, Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway. They can also look towards him as the successor of Mrs. Dhoni in terms of leadership responsibilities for future editions.

Samson for Rajasthan Reales

The 30 -year -old made his IPL debut for RR in 2013. Since then, the gloveman has played in 10 seasons for the franchise so far, except for the two editions in 2016 and 2017 when he appeared for the Diedevils of Delhi (now missing). However, after being held by RR for INR 18 million rupees before IPL 2025, Samson lost five games this season due to some injuries.

He played some initial games only as a batter, due to a finger injury he suffered during the final game of the T20i series in England. He restricted his duties behind the Wickt. The starter also lost some later accessories of the tournament after suffering an abdominal lesion in the middle of the IPL 2025. However, the batter scored 285 races in the nine games of this season, at an attack rate of 140.39.

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