Highlight on Sanju Samson in KCL public sale
Samson is among the many 156 gamers who will go underneath the hammer.
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The highlight might be on Sanju Samson within the participant public sale for the second season of Kerala Cricket League (KCL), which might be held right here on Saturday.
Samson, who missed the primary season of KCL, is among the many 156 gamers who will go underneath the hammer. With an enhanced finances, the six franchises will go all out to pocket the prized catch. Samson is anticipated to interrupt the league file of pricy purchase, which was ₹7.4 lakh that Trivandrum Royals doled out for M.S. Akhil final season .
Kerala’s under-19 captain Ahmed Imran, under-19 worldwide Mohammed Enaan, Jaivin Jackson, Jobin Jobi, Aditya Baiju, Manav Krishna, Advait Prince and Vidhun Venugopal are a number of the thrilling kids within the public sale listing.
Nevertheless, the franchises are prone to face a tough state of affairs as they’ve to purchase a minimal of 4 gamers from Pool-A, which consists of top-drawer gamers.
The gamers from Pool A command a base value of ₹3 lakh, and 31 gamers are enlisted on this class. Pool B has 48 gamers with a base value of ₹1.5 lakh. The C class has 77 gamers with a base value of ₹ 75,000.
A franchise has to purchase a minimal of 16 gamers and a most of 20 gamers with the out there finances. The six franchises have retained a complete of 14 gamers. Among the many gamers on the public sale listing, 42-year-old Okay.J. Rakesh is the oldest, whereas 16-year-old Jaivin is the youngest. Famous commentator Charu Sharma is the auctioneer.
The out there finances with the franchises is as follows: Kochi Blue Tigers (₹50 lakh); Thrissur Titans (₹50 lakh); Trivandrum Royals (₹45.5 lakh); Aires Kollam Sailors (₹34.5 lakh); Alleppey Ripples (₹32.5 lakh) and Calicut Globstars (₹33.75 lakh).
Printed – July 04, 2025 08:01 pm IST