Confirmed! Sanju Samson Set To Be a part of New Franchise On July 5

India’s star batter Sanju Samson is ready to enter the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) participant public sale for the primary time because the second version of the T20 league gears up for motion. The Kerala Cricket Affiliation (KCA) will maintain the KCL 2.0 public sale in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5, with Samson anticipated to be the marquee identify accessible.

Samson Registers for KCL Public sale

After lacking the inaugural 2024 season of the KCL as a consequence of worldwide commitments, the place he solely served because the league ambassador, Samson has now thrown his identify into the participant pool. With a comparatively clear worldwide schedule forward of the Asia Cup 2025, Samson’s participation is confirmed. The upcoming KCL season runs from August 22 to September 7, which means Samson may very well be accessible for the playoff phases if the Bangladesh-India sequence (August 17 – August 31) takes place as deliberate.

Samson’s inclusion within the league is anticipated to be a game-changer, particularly for cricket followers in Thiruvananthapuram. The Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain will probably be seeking to acquire worthwhile match apply and reignite his marketing campaign to safe an everyday spot in India’s T20I facet. He had fallen out of favour following a tricky five-match T20I sequence towards England earlier this 12 months. The wicketkeeper-batter confronted damage setbacks throughout the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. For a lot of the marketing campaign, Riyan Parag took over captaincy duties for Rajasthan Royals, with Sanju Samson initially that includes solely as an Influence Participant earlier than being sidelined as a consequence of damage. He scored 257 runs in 9 innings at a mean of 35.63.

KCL 2.0: Match Dates, Format, and Franchises

The second season of KCL is scheduled from August 22 to September 7. A franchise homeowners’ assembly befell on June 26. The six groups competing this 12 months are:

 Kollam Sailors

 Calicut Globstars

 Alleppey Ripples

 Kochi Blue Tigers

 Thrissur Titans

 Trivandrum Royals

Within the inaugural season, 114 gamers have been picked from 168 registrations, with franchises spending a mean of Rs 40 lakh every. Kollam Sailors, led by Kerala home captain Sachin Child, have been topped champions after defeating the Calicut Globstars within the remaining.