{"id":388663,"date":"2025-09-01T05:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388663\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T05:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:54:13","slug":"watch-sanju-samson-no-look-six-goes-viral-as-he-hits-fourth-consecutive-fifty-in-kcl-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388663\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Sanju Samson no-look six goes viral as he hits fourth consecutive fifty in KCL | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sanju-samson.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Sanju Samson no-look six goes viral as he hits fourth consecutive fifty in KCL\" title=\"Sanju Samson (Image-X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sanju-samson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanju Samson<\/a> delivered another outstanding performance in the Kerala Cricket League, scoring 83 runs off 41 balls for Kochi Blue Tigers at the Greenfield International Stadium. This marks his fourth consecutive fifty-plus score in the tournament, coming at a crucial time following his selection in the 2025 Asia Cup squad, where he faces competition for the opening position with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shubman-gill\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shubman Gill<\/a>.Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCL_t20\/status\/1962188874555498747\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sanju Samson&#8217;s no-look six<\/a>Playing as an opener for the Kochi Blue Tigers in the 22nd match of the Kerala Cricket League, Samson&#8217;s innings featured nine sixes and two fours. One of his sixes, a no-look shot down the ground, has gained significant attention on social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Asia Cup 2025: India Squad Announced | Surya Named Captain, Gill Vice-Captain<\/p>\n<p>The right-handed batsman has maintained exceptional form throughout the tournament, with previous scores of 121(51), 89(46), and 62(37). He currently holds the position of second-highest run-scorer in the league, accumulating 368 runs in five innings with a strike rate of 186.80.This performance gains additional significance as the Asia Cup approaches, scheduled to begin on September 9 in the UAE. Samson&#8217;s position in the playing XI faces competition from Shubman Gill, who serves as the team&#8217;s vice-captain and demonstrated strong performance as an opener for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think should open the batting for India in the Asia Cup?<\/p>\n<p>The selection scenario presents a challenge for the team management, as accommodating both Gill and Samson along with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abhishek-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abhishek Sharma<\/a> would require strategic decisions about the playing XI composition.Samson&#8217;s recent performances also come amid speculation about his IPL future. Reports suggest he might part ways with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> and Kolkata Knight Riders showing interest in acquiring his services.His current form in the Kerala Cricket League serves as a reminder of his batting capabilities, particularly significant during the ongoing IPL trade window, which remains open until the next season&#8217;s commencement.<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson delivered another outstanding performance in the Kerala Cricket League, scoring 83 runs off 41 balls for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[11445,51512,6675,1406,121629,4125,34353,17703,134769,34926,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-388663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-abhishek-sharma","9":"tag-asia-cup-2025","10":"tag-chennai-super-kings","11":"tag-cricket","12":"tag-kerala-cricket-league","13":"tag-rajasthan-royals","14":"tag-samson","15":"tag-sanju-samson","16":"tag-sanju-samson-performance","17":"tag-shubman-gill","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115127495474153532","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}