On Friday, August 31, Kerala Cricket Association suspended five of its players while levying a fine on eight other players after it was learnt that they had shown dissent towards skipper Sachin Baby through a “signature campaign” while on tour to Sri Lanka in June 2018.
According to reports, India national player Sanju Samson who represented Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils in IPL, is also among the 13 players who have been punished by the Kerala Cricket Association for dissent against captain Sachin Baby. Five players who have been suspended after the enquiry are Raiphi Vincent Gomez, Sandeep S Warrier, Rohan Prem, Asif K and Mohammed Azharuddeen.
In a statement issued by the secretary of KCA, Sreejith V.Nair, said that on the basis of individual hearing with all the players it was clearly evident that they were involved in endangering the harmony, stability and interest of the Association and also engaged in a campaign to malign the captain.
“There was a deliberate intention to defame the captain as well as KCA. Hence, it was unanimously decided to impose suspension on five and fine eight others for their misconduct,” said Nair.
All five players will bear suspension for the first three one-dayers of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy and they will also cop a fine equivalent to their match fees of three one-dayers. Three group games they will miss are; September 19 vs Chhattisgarh, September 20 vs Hyderabad and September 23 vs Odisha.
While the other eight players who have been fined are Sanju Samson, Abhishek Mohan, Akshay KC, Fabid Farook Ahmed, Nidheesh M D, Salman Nizar, Sijomon Joseph and V.A. Jagadeesh and all players have also been issued a warning that repeat of such activities in the future would draw sterner action against them.
