{"id":191109,"date":"2026-07-07T11:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191109"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:20:35","slug":"sanju-samson-to-miss-third-season-of-kerala-cricket-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191109","title":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson to miss third season of Kerala Cricket League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71195135\">India\u2019s wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson will not play in the third season of the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) due to personal reasons. The third season will be held from August 20 to September 5 at the Sports Hub Greenfield stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Kochi Blue Tigers, which bought Sanju for a record sum of Rs. 26.80 lakh last season, didn\u2019t retain him and his name also doesn\u2019t figure in the players draft for the auction list.<\/p>\n<p>The auction will be held on July 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSanju had informed the Kochi Blue Tigers and KCA about his unavailability for the third edition of the KCL because of prior commitments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it wasn\u2019t a surprise that he was released by Kochi Blue Tigers ahead of the auction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a big star and his absence will be felt. But KCL is gaining popularity among cricket fans and we believe this season to be as exciting as the previous ones,\u2019\u2019 said Nazar Machan, the chairman of KCL governing council.<\/p>\n<p>Sanju played three matches for Blue Tigers last season and scored 221 runs, including a 51-ball 121 against Aires Kollam Sailors.<\/p>\n<p>He was the biggest attraction of the second edition, drawing the biggest crowds in the three matches he played.<\/p>\n<p>His absence will be a big blow for the fledgling league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 07, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sanju-samson-to-miss-kerala-cricket-league-season-3-reason-why-explained\/article71195135.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson will not play in the third season of the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) due to personal reasons. The third season will be held from August 20 to September 5 at the Sports Hub Greenfield stadium. Kochi Blue Tigers, which bought Sanju for a record sum of Rs. 26.80 lakh last season, &#8230; <a title=\"Sanju Samson to miss third season of Kerala Cricket League\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191109\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sanju Samson to miss third season of Kerala Cricket League\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NH28Sanju04.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":191147,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191147","url_meta":{"origin":191109,"position":0},"title":"Is Sanju Samson playing in the England vs India 3rd T20I today?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sanju Samson has been omitted from India\u2019s playing XI for the third T20I of its five-match series against England in Nottingham on July 7. 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