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Samson will not be included in the Vijay Hazare Trophy team
Samson will not be included in the Vijay Hazare Trophy team
Sanju Samson has been left out of Kerala's squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning December 21.
The name of the Sanju Samson has been taken out from the Vijay Hazare Trophy that is starting on December 21. The decision was made to include only the players who took part in a training camp before the tournament.
Samson was the captain of the Kerala Team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-24, where they barely missed any knockouts and also won four matches out of the six matches. Samson marked him in the 30-member probable list and now has been out of the 19-member of list.
Samson informed the association that he couldn't attend the camp, but the KCA has chosen to stick to its original decision. With senior batter Sachin Baby out due to an injury he suffered during the SMAT, Salman Nizar has been appointed captain for the 50-over competition.
Samson who gave two centuries on the tour of South Africa for T20I, also played five out of six matches in Karala at SMAT, And scored 135 runs including of one half-century.
Kerala squad:
Shoun Roger, Salman Nizar (c), Rohan Kunnummal, Anand Krishnan, Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Krishna Prasad, Aditya Sarwate, Jalaj Saxena, Sijomon Joseph, Basil NP, Nidheesh MD, Eden Apple Tom, Basil Thampi, Sharafuddeen, Vishweshwar Suresh, Vaishak Chandran, Akhil Scaria, Ajnas M (wk)