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Season 2 splurge! Kochi's ₹26.8 lakh bid makes Sanju most expensive KCL player
The New Indian Express Kollam
|July 06, 2025
SANJU SAMSON has become the most expensive player in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) after Kochi Blue Tigers bought the India batter for ₹26.8 lakh in the season two auction held in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
The auction saw a total of 91 players selected from a pool of 168. Vishnu Vinod and Jalaj Saxena also crossed the 10 lakh mark. Vishnu was picked up by Aries Kollam Sailors for ₹12.8 lakh while Jalaj went to Alleppey Ripples for ₹12.4 lakh.
All six teams came close to exhausting their ₹50 lakh purse. Kochi used the entire amount. Kollam spent ₹49.8 lakh, Calicut Globstars ₹49.8 lakh, Thrissur Titans ₹49.65 lakh, Trivandrum Royals ₹49.4 lakh and Alleppey ₹49.35 lakh. Each team filled their squad with the maximum 20 players.
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