Overview

• On Saturday, Samson scored 13 off 22 balls at No. 6 for Kochi Blue Tigers against Alleppey Ripples, failing to hit a boundary as his side posted 183.
• The latest outing follows reports that he left a Trivandrum hospital to field in Thursday’s KCL match despite fever and a cough, then returned for treatment before being discharged to rest at home.
• In that earlier game he fielded the entire first innings but did not bat as Kochi chased 98, with captain and elder brother Saly Samson making an unbeaten 50 off 30.
• Media coverage has interpreted his move down the order as an effort to showcase versatility with India’s Asia Cup lineup unsettled, especially at the wicketkeeper-batter slot.
• Samson remains in India’s Asia Cup squad, with Shubman Gill widely expected to open alongside Abhishek Sharma, and he joined KCL this season after a record ₹26.8 lakh auction buy.