Sanju Samson most expensive player of Kerala Premier League; signed up by Kochi
Indian cricketer Sanju Samson was on Saturday signed up by the Kochi Blue Tigers for the second edition of the Kerala Premier League (KPL) for a record figure of Rs 26.80 lakh.
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), in a statement, said that the player auction for the second season of KPL concluded with Samson being the most expensive player for whom there was a fierce bidding war.
Kochi Blue Tigers, Trivandrum Royals and Thrissur Titans fought till the end for the skipper of the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, it said.
Besides Samson, Vishnu Vinod and Jalaj Saxena also fetched over Rs 10 lakh in the auction which began on Saturday morning here in the presence of state General Education Minister V Sivankutty.
Vishnu Vinod was bought by Aries Kollam Sailors for Rs 12.80 lakh and Jalaj Saxena for Rs 12.40 lakh Alleppey Ripples, the KCA statement said.
"Out of the total 168 players, 91 players were acquired by various teams through the auction. Kollam, Alappuzha and Kozhikode had earlier retained four players each, while Thiruvananthapuram had retained three players," the statement said.
There was a bidding battle for M S Akhil also.
Akhil was the most valuable player of the last KPL season.
He was bought for Rs 8.40 lakh by Kollam Sailors, the statement said.
It also said that each KPL team could spend a maximum of Rs 50 lakh in the auction and Kochi spent the entire amount.
Kollam and Calicut spent Rs 49.80 lakh each, Alleppey spent Rs 49.35 lakh, Trivandrum Rs 49.40 lakh and Thrissur Rs 49.65 lakh, the statement said.
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), in a statement, said that the player auction for the second season of KPL concluded with Samson being the most expensive player for whom there was a fierce bidding war.
Kochi Blue Tigers, Trivandrum Royals and Thrissur Titans fought till the end for the skipper of the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, it said.
Besides Samson, Vishnu Vinod and Jalaj Saxena also fetched over Rs 10 lakh in the auction which began on Saturday morning here in the presence of state General Education Minister V Sivankutty.
Vishnu Vinod was bought by Aries Kollam Sailors for Rs 12.80 lakh and Jalaj Saxena for Rs 12.40 lakh Alleppey Ripples, the KCA statement said.
"Out of the total 168 players, 91 players were acquired by various teams through the auction. Kollam, Alappuzha and Kozhikode had earlier retained four players each, while Thiruvananthapuram had retained three players," the statement said.
There was a bidding battle for M S Akhil also.
Akhil was the most valuable player of the last KPL season.
He was bought for Rs 8.40 lakh by Kollam Sailors, the statement said.
It also said that each KPL team could spend a maximum of Rs 50 lakh in the auction and Kochi spent the entire amount.
Kollam and Calicut spent Rs 49.80 lakh each, Alleppey spent Rs 49.35 lakh, Trivandrum Rs 49.40 lakh and Thrissur Rs 49.65 lakh, the statement said.
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