India star Sanju Samson's father Viswanath has taken another shot at the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), accusing them of “plotting” against his son. Viswanath has gone all out against KCA ever since his son was omitted from the Kerala squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Reports revealed that KCA got the big call after Sanju Samson failed to attend a mandatory training camp. Later, KCA president Jayesh George also criticized the batsman for his role in the whole drama. George claimed that Sanju Samson only had himself to blame after he pulled out of the camp with just a one-line text message.
However, Viswanath is not at all impressed with the KCA's decision and their president's recent comments against his son. Samson senior doubled down on the association and accused them of tarnishing his son's reputation.
A worried Viswanath also said that KCA could use Sanju Samson as a scapegoat for any wrong doings. He also asked the other state associations to give his son a chance to represent them.
“I knew about six months ago that they were planning something against Sanju. KCA was planning things in a way that he left Kerala. We could not fight them. There are directors there. You can't answer them. I can't challenge them. My child is not safe.
“They will blame Sanju for everything and people will believe them too. So I really want my son to stop playing cricket for Kerala. If any state wants to give my son a chance, saying 'Sanju, come and play for us'. “I'm willing to make that call,” Samson Viswanath told Sports Tak.
Viswanath defends Sanju's son Samson:
Speaking further, Viswanath defended his son, saying he was just an individual against a “big and powerful association”. He stated that KCA may come up with some conspiracy theories against his son in the coming days. He also made it clear that he has no intention of seeing his son represent KCA in the future.
“Sanju is just an individual while KCA is a big and powerful association. I am afraid they will come up with conspiracy theories against my son. I don't know why they're following us. I didn't do anything wrong. for them or anyone else for that matter.
Sanju, in his life, enjoyed nothing else but cricket. Apart from the cricket field and training, he did not focus on anything else. He dedicated 30 years of his life to cricket but now he is isolated. I'm fed up; I want to remove him from this association (KCA),” said Viswanath.
Meanwhile, Sanju Samson represented Team India on Wednesday (January 22) as the Men in Blue locked horns against England in the first T20I at the Eden Gardens. Although Samson could not score big in the game, he gave India an explosive start.
With India chasing 133, Samson smashed Gus Atkinson for 22 in the second over before departing for 26. India went on to win the game by 7 wickets. The second T20I of the five-match series will be played on Saturday (January 25) in Chennai.