Two Kerala Star Cricketers, Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby are set to lead the teams in a friendly T20 match, which are scheduled to be held on Friday, August 15 at Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. A friendly match will be held before the upcoming second season of Kerala Cricket League (KCL).
Upcoming friendly T20 matches will encourage fans with Kerala playersThis will be an exciting kickoff for the Kerala Cricket League season. Sanju Samson will launch his KCL, who has been the highest priced player in the auction. Batsman Kochi was purchased by Blue Tigers for Rs 26.75 lakh.
Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby KCA teams to lead friendly T20 clash
The Greenfield Stadium has upgraded its lighting with new LED floodlights before the second season of the Kerala Cricket League, replacing the old metal halide system. In particular, the official inauguration will take place on August 15 with a friendly match.
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The exhibition game will include popular Kerala players, including Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby, Azhar, Salman Nizar and Vishnu Vinod. Samson will captain KCA Secretary K XI, while Sachin Baby will lead KCA President K. XI.
Admission through the main entrance of the university campus is free through 5 and 15. The match will begin at 7:30 pm after the inauguration of the renovated floodlights.
KCA Secretary’s XI, KCA Chairman’s XI Teams
Secretary of Secretary: Sanju Samson (C & WK), Krishna Prasad, Vishnu Vinod, Salman Nizar, Shaun Roger, Ajnas M, Sizoman Joseph, Basil Thampi, Basil NP, Akhil Scaria, Fanos F, Muhammad Inn, Sharfuddin NM, and Akin Satar.
President XI: Sachin Baby (C), Rohan Kunmal, Mohammad Azaruddin (WK), Ahmed Imran, Abhishek J Nair, Abdul Basith, Biju Narayanan, Ethan Seb Tom, Nidhesh MD, Abhayajith Praveen, Asif Kimi, Vinod Carc, Vinod Q, Vinod Q, Vinod Q, Vinod Q,
Sanju Samson to include Kochi Blue Tigers as vice-captains
The Kerala Cricket League 2025 season will be played from 22 August to 17 days, with a final scheduled on 7 September. Sanju Samson will present for Kochi Blue Tigers along with his brother, Sally Samson, who has been appointed as the captain of the team., Sanju will work as a vice-captain for the team,
The Kochi Blue Tigers squad has youth and experience, including veteran KJ Rakesh and emerging player Jobin Job. The purpose of this team is to improve its fifth place from the inauguration season, it is expected that there is a change under the leadership of Samson Brothers.,
Sanju missed the first version of KCL, but was purchased for ₹ 26.8 lakh in the auction before season 2. Meanwhile, Sanju’s IPL future is uncertain. He, who was retained for ₹ 18 crore by Rajasthan Royals (RR), struggled in IPL 2025 due to injuries, scoring 285 runs in nine matches.
According to the latest news reports, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are interested in signing it for IPL 2026. CSK is emerging as a possible alternative, in which the post-MS is planned for the Dhoni era.
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