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Sreesanth says he's inspired by Mohammad Amir’s comeback after court lifts fixing ban (update #520)

Pure Evil said:
http://tehelka.com/how-to-fix-greed-2/

Tapes from the earlier match fixing event around 2001.

For my Pakistani friends, watch Part 1, you will get an idea about why Indians from the 90's rever Sachin Tendulkar
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I tried to find the matches that Jayant Lele was referring to. I think he was referring to this series. Both Azhar, Jadeja were playing, Sachin was there, Anshuman was the coach. But the matches don't match his description. Jadeja in fact played well in the final.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/engine/series/61029.html
 
'I am innocent' - Sreesanth

In his first public statement since his arrest last week, Sreesanth has denied any wrongdoing. Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals team-mates, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, who were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing, were remanded on Tuesday by a Delhi court to a further five days in police custody.

They were charged by Delhi Police under three laws of the Indian Penal Code: Section 409, which deals with criminal breach of trust and is a non-bailable offence; Section 420 which deals with deal with fraud and cheating; and Section 120B, which deals with deals with criminal conspiracy. The Delhi Police had registered cases against the players under Sections 420 and 120B when they were arrested in the early hours of May 16. The charge under 409 was added to the list following Rajasthan Royals' complaint against the three*.

"I am innocent and have done no wrong," Sreesanth said in a statement emailed by his lawyer, Rebecca John. "I have never indulged in any spot-fixing." He said he was confident that his name would be cleared. "As a cricketer, I have learnt to take knocks along with accolades, in my stride. I recognise that I am going through a tough period in my life. I have utmost faith in our judicial process and I am confident that with time I will be proved innocent, and my honour and dignity will be vindicated and restored."

His statement came on a day when he was first sighted since his arrest, dressed in a blue T-shirt on his way to court.

At the hearing, the police told the court that they were analysing the recorded conversations of players and bookies. Voice samples of the accused had been taken to match them with the recorded conversations. Additional Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan told the magistrate that during the investigation several new names had cropped up and their details would be submitted to the court in a sealed cover on Wednesday.

Sreesanth's advocate John opposed the plea for police remand saying no ground was made out for seeking his further custody. She said the agency had made all recoveries and confronted all the accused with one another for the past five days.

The decision to charge the cricketers under Section 409, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment, is seen as unusual as the law applies to a "criminal breach of trust" by anyone considered a "public servant" or "in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent." There were, however, two possible lines of arguments that the law could be applied to cricketers, according to Vidushpat Singhania, sports law expert and principal associate, Lakshmi Kumaran and Sridharan. The first was that, "the player is acting as an agent, in this case of Rajasthan Royals - he has been entrusted with a property under the contract with Rajasthan Royals - and he has breached that trust."

The second argument that could be made was that a player could be considered a public servant because, "he has, in Sreesanth's case for example, represented India and he has again, breached that trust they have in him." In February 2011, the Supreme Court had, for example, upheld a Kerala High Court decision that the state's cricket association officials could in any case, be considered "public servants".

Singhania said should this charge carry through and be upheld by the court, the punishment would be very stringent and could set a precedent in the future for cases involving fraud on the part of athletes, even without the introduction of a new law pertaining to fixing in sport. "There are provisions of criminal law that make it possible for it to be interpreted for the larger public good against a criminal offence."

However, it would appear that the first argument is the one being employed in this case. According to a report in the Hindu, Additional Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan said Section 409 was invoked because Sreesanth had violated the terms of his Royals' contract. The contract and its financial benefits, he said, were decided upon as per Sreesanth's "past experience and his match-winning abilities and it was an exclusive contract which granted him playing rights and performing rights, and the agreement did not allow performance for individual gain".

Sreesanth's advocate John countered that he was not entrusted with any property, or with any dominion over property, to be charged under this offence.

In a separate development, Mumbai Police announced it had made three fresh arrests, including that of Virendra Dara Singh Randhawa, also known as Vindoo, the son of famous Indian wrestler Dara Singh.

"The first [arrest] is that of Alpesh Patel, who was a hawala operator connected to these bookies. We have recovered Rs 1.28 crores (US$230,000) in cash from his premises," Himanshu Roy, joint commissioner of police (crime) in Mumbai, said.

"[Vindoo] has also been arrested for links with bookies who have been arrested by us (on Saturday)," Roy said. "The third is Prem Taneja. There are in remand till May 24."

Meanwhile, PTI reports that the government-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd suspended Sreesanth, who was employed as an assistant manager in its marketing division and posted at Irumpanam, near Kochi.

04.15GMT, May 22: This article has been updated after details on the charges against the players emerged
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/current/story/637019.html
 
Just saw in some news channel that this Vindoo guy has told the police that it is ALLEGED that N. Srinivasan's son in law was placing bets through him.

I so hope this ends Srinivasan's rule at the BCCI's helm. How I wish we had Jagmohan Dalmiya as the BCCI chief!
 
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Just saw in some news channel that this Vindoo guy has told the police that it is ALLEGED that N. Srinivasan's son in law was placing bets through him.

I so hope this ends Srinivasan's rule at the BCCI's helm. How I wish we had Jagmohan Dalmiya as the BCCI chief!
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Hmm I doubt this but given that he has a big conflict of interest (probably the biggest in professional sport) in IPL ...why is this not entirely suprising ? .. and some Indians still keep defending him.
 
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Some 'experts' will now claim SRK, Harbajan is guilty :facepalm:

Lets wait for the facts before abusing/bashing anyone, once found guilty lets all bash him.
 
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...-police-ipl-team-owner-relative/1/272410.html

Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, arrested for his alleged role in IPL spot-fixing, has told investigators that he was in regular touch with the son-in-law of the owner of a an IPL team, said police sources said on Wednesday.

Police are now probing calls the son of film veteran Dara Singh made to Chennai. But they insist that unclear whether any spot-fixing took place.

Second Opinion: Mumbai vs Delhi in Indian Police League

Police said that 49-year-old Vindu, said to have access to dressing rooms of IPL teams, might have been a middlemen in the betting syndicate involving cricketers and bookies across India and Pakistan.

He was interrogated for eight hours on Tuesday before being placed under arrest. He has now been sent to three-day police custody.

Police are have put under the scanner many other known names in cricket and Bollywood .

Vindu, who was last seen in the 2012 film Son of Sardar, also admitted to betting in IPL and other formats of the game. He also admitted to meeting bookies Jupiter and Sanjay in Jaipur before they were arrested on May 16.

Casting Ouch! Sree 420 in a tighter spot as cops mine laptop data

Mumbai Police Crime Branch is now planning to question cricketers and their relatives spotted with Vindoo during IPL matches, said police sources.

They are also monitoring the footage of matches Vindu attended.

Vindu was spotted with Sakshi Dhoni, the wife of Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during a Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings match on April 6.

He was also seen with Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, Australian batsman Adam Gilchrist and two other cricketers.

Investigators suspect that Vindu might have helped two bookies escape to Dubai after spot-fixing scandal was busted with the arrest of three Rajasthan Royals players.

This could turn out to be very ugly if the investigations continue........looks a very big nexus
 
Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila being questioned in spot-fixing investigation

The Delhi police chief has said they are watching at least three more cricketers for their role in alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), media reports say.

Neeraj Kumar said the players under scrutiny were all Indians from one team but declined to name them.

Three cricketers, including Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, were arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing.

Sreesanth and the families of the other two have denied the charge.

The arrested players - Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - all belong to the Rajasthan Royals team. On Tuesday, a court extended their custody for five more days.

The players have also been suspended by India's cricket board and the Rajasthan Royals.

Spot-fixing involves illegally rigging parts of a match, for example by timing the delivery of a deliberate wide or no-ball, to benefit bookmakers or those betting on matches.

"The contours of our probe are likely to widen soon and we are hoping to crack a fresh syndicate of bookies," the Delhi police chief told The Indian Express newspaper.

"We are looking at other teams and other players as well, and specifically at three Indian players from one team," the paper quoted Mr Kumar as saying.

The police chief declined to name the players saying it will "affect our investigation".

'Rotating watches'

Police say players use codes like "rotating their watches", "putting towels in their pants", "taking out lockets from their shirts", or "making signs with their clothes" to communicate with the bookmakers.

The arrests of Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan have shocked Indians who are fanatic about cricket.

More than a dozen bookmakers have also been arrested in connection with the spot-fixing inquiry.

On Tuesday, Mumbai police arrested actor Vindoo Randhawa, the first Bollywood personality to be arrested in connection with the scandal. Mr Randhawa, who won series three of Bigg Boss - India's version of the television show Big Brother - has made no public comment yet.

The sixth season of the IPL, which is considered to be the world's showcase for Twenty20 cricket, is currently under way in India.

Top Indian and international players are taking part, contributing to what is the world's richest cricket tournament.

Source:http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22634695
 
Mumbai police in Chennai operations

The IPL crisis took a twist today with officials of the Mumbai Police reaching the house of Gurunath Meiyappan, chief executive of the Chennai Super Kings. It was not immediately clear why they were there, and there has been no official statement by either the police or the franchise.

However, there have been reports circulating in the Indian media since Tuesday on the proximity of Virender "Vindoo" Dara Singh, who was arrested that day in Mumbai for links with bookies, to the Super Kings franchise. Those reports, which included pictures of Vindoo watching IPL matches in the company of Super Kings captain MS Dhoni's wife, have not been denied in the 48 hours since.

Meiyappan is the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, whose company India Cements owns the Super Kings franchise.

The police crackdown on bookies continued in other parts of the country. In Kolkata, ten people, including one bookie, were arrested for being allegedly involved in cricket betting. "We have arrested 10 people, including a bookie last night. We are investigating the case. They will be produced before a court today [Friday]," deputy commissioner Santosh Pandey told PTI.

Initial investigations said they had betted on a match between Mumbai Indians and Super Kings.
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/637350.html

How high up does this go?... Can any one else name a tournament that has had as many controversies as the IPL? How can any Indian defend the IPL now, there seems to be more arrests happening then runs being scored...
 
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This sport is so corrupt, I feel stupid for wasting all this time watching this game...
 
Saurav said:
Test cricket has been exposed earlier too
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The IPL is trash even without the expose. 90 T20 games straight between random teams that keep morphing each year, two a night. Nuts.
 
Varun said:
Don't tell me you you're actually watching the IPL?

Piece of junk.
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Nah never watched IPL, I was saying cricket as a whole........... I have heard so many stories on India/Pak matches in Sharjah late 80's to early 90s, god only knows how many if not all games were fixed back then...
 
Sreeshant's future doesn't look brigh
 

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What should be the punishment for Sreesanth and Co for spot fixing?

Ban for life or a ban for a limited time period?
 
Cellular Jail in the Andaman & Nicobar islands was what I'd suggested in another thread.

Of course, not that anyone listens to me regarding the IPL. Bet they'll play for another franchise (Bhopal Bulls? Madurai mosquitos?) and hundreds of thousands of retarded fans in our country of 100000000000000 will still throng the stands to watch these hacks in action.
 
Apparently there are six more cricketers, five bowlers and one batsman involved in spot fixing. Police are trying to collect evidence before revealing their identity.
 
How Anees Ibrahim marked Sreesanth

It is no surprise that the Delhi police decided to link the IPL betting scandal to the D Company run by the fugitive Dawood Ibrahim. There are plenty of indications to point out the involvement of the D Company in the betting menace and reports would show that nearly 70 per cent of the betting market is controlled by the D Company.

In the year 1996 the traces of the D Company entering into the betting racket or syndicate emerged for the first time. The racket was being run in the name of the D Company by a Dubai based operative by the name Sharad Shetty also known as Sharad Anna.

Sharad Shetty began by fixing games at Sharjah and his contact person by Bhuktiar, the owner of the Sharjah stadium. The stadium owner would get in touch with at least three players from the team playing at the venue and fix them for a huge sum of money.

Towards 2003, the betting mafia was taken over in Dubai by a person called Sunil alias Sunil Dubai. There have been several crack downs on the betting mafia, but this has not deterred them one bit, says an officer with the Delhi police. He blames his counterparts in Bombay who were sitting on loads of information, but let key persons such as Sunil slip away and settle down in Dubai.

Delhi police sources say that during the questioning of the bookies they have found that some of the players had been marked many years back. The draw out a list of players who are vulnerable to betting and then trap them. In the case of Sreesanth he was marked by Anees Ibrahim, the brother of Dawood Ibrahim in the year 2008 itself. That was the year the Sreesanth was slapped by Harbhajan Singh and Anees Ibrahim felt that he could be on vulnerable target. Moreover they also felt that since he was a senior, if he was lured, they could get him to rope in many other players too. By this time, the bookies had started abstaining from match fixing to a large extent and concentrated only on spot fixing.

According to the confession of the bookies to the Delhi police, they marked Sreesanth in 2008 but managed to pin him down only in 2013. Anees Ibrahim passed on information about Sreesanth to Sunil who in turn activate the betting ring to tap the cricketer. During the same time they were also on the trail of Ankeet Chauvan and Chandila and the reason they managed to fall trap was because they showed vulnerability to a rich life style, the bookies claimed. All the three were approached individually and at no point in time was the modus operandi made known to each other due to the fear of the same being leaked.

The bookies found that Sreesanth vulnerable on two counts. One he liked a good life style and secondly there was a bit of resentment he had towards his team members after the slap gate incident. Sunil then roped in Ramesh Vyas and also Jupiter alias Chandresh Jain to tap Sreesanth. These got in touch with Jiju Janardhan who finally did the job for them. They resorted to various tactics such as honey traps and finally when Sreesanth fell trap they recorded the time he spent with these women which was used as a black mail tool.
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http://vickynanjapa.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/how-anees-ibrahim-marked-sreesanth/
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India bowler Sreesanth charged over cricket spot-fixing

Indian cricketer S Sreesanth has been charged with 38 other people over a spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League.

Prosecutors brought charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating against Sreesanth, two of his Rajasthan Royals team-mates, and other non-cricketers.

Spot-fixing involves players bowling wides and no-balls at certain times arranged beforehand with bookmakers.

Sreesanth and team-mates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan deny the charges.

They were arrested in May along with scores of bookmakers.

A separate spot-fixing investigation by cricket officials led to cricket chief N Srinivasan stepping aside last month pending the outcome of the probe.

He left his post as the head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for suspected spot-fixing.

He and his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise were exonerated by the inquiry, but the Bombay High Court has now ordered a "re-investigation".

Correspondents say the ruling could delay the return of Mr Srinivasan.

The scandal broke in May when Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila were arrested.

Sreesanth and Chavan were later freed on bail, but Chandila remains in jail.

The trio, all bowlers, were suspended by India's cricket board and the Rajasthan Royals.

The IPL is considered to be the world's showcase for Twenty20 cricket.

Top Indian and international players take part, contributing to what is the world's richest cricket tournament.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23505588
 
The big fishes will go home and prepare for next year's fixing. The small fishes will take the humiliation and punishment.
 
Sreesanth says he's inspired by Mohammad Amir’s comeback after court lifts fixing ban

The Kerala High Court on Monday revoked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decision to impose a life ban on former Indian cricket team speedster S. Sreesanth. Last year a special court in Delhi had acquitted him in the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case.

After the verdict, S. Sreesanth had approached the BCCI to remove the 2013 ban but his plea was turned down. Later, he approached the Kerala High Court saying that though the court had given him a clean chit, the cricket body continued to harass him. He also pleaded that his sports career was getting ruined because of the ban.

“He was acquitted in the case. Then how can the BCCI impose a ban on him? It is denial of natural justice,” the High Court observed while revoking Sreesanth’s ban.

Talking to newsmen, Sreesanth (34) said his first priority was to get into the Kerala team. He said he was physically fit and hit the ground soon.

“Many people supported me in thick and thin. They stood with me. I am really indebted to them and I will not let them down,” he said in Kochi.


BCCI’s wait-and-watch policy

Meanwhile the BCCI chose not to react to the court order. Asked about the BCCI’s stand, acting president C K Khanna said: “The judgement has come today. The BCCI’s legal team will study the judgement and give its observations. Obviously, their feedback will be taken and placed at an appropriate forum (general body).”

In May 2013, Delhi police had arrested Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates, Ajit Chadilia and Ankit Chavan, on charges of spot fixing. Later, the BCCI had imposed a life ban on him.

“It is a really good news for me. I will back in the field soon,” he said after the verdict.

BCCI vice-president TC Mathew said personally he was of the view that the BCCI should not go in for an appeal in a higher court.

During the hearing BCCI contended that the decision was taken by the former administrative committee of the body and the new committee can’t take a decision on this. Subsequently, it had denied S. Sreesanth a no objection certificate (NOC) to play the Scottish League.


Kerala Cricket Association happy

The Kerala Cricket Association also lauded the verdict. “He’s our own player and we supported him all along. We will take a positive decision soon,” said KCA president Vinod Kumar.

Though the swing bowler was out of action in the last four years he was active in cine world and politics. In last assembly election he was the BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Central constituency and lost to Congress candidate V S Shivakumar. His multi-lingual film “Team 5” was released only last week.

Sreesanth has taken 87 wickets in 27 Tests and 75 wickets in one-day internationals. Spinner Harbhajan Singh had slapped him after one of the matches of the Indian Premier League.

“He loves his game more than anything else. I love to see a roaring out swinger from him,” said his wife Bhuvanesh Kumari.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/crick...-high-court/story-5QxFmpW1PEsTdep9wBchDM.html
 
No thanks.. But with aggressive machos like Kohli and Shastri at the helm.. you never know with their urge to pump in more and more AGGRESSION into the team.
 
Thought he became some right-wing politician, or did I miss something?
 
Sherlock said:
Thought he became some right-wing politician, or did I miss something?
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Failed at politics I think. Back to cricket.

May be he can play some leagues and make some money now. Will not get a sniff at the Indian Cricket team. Too much competition there.
 
troodon said:
Failed at politics I think. Back to cricket.

May be he can play some leagues and make some money now. Will not get a sniff at the Indian Cricket team. Too much competition there.
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Hmm. Maybe he'll get a chance at the IPL again?
 
Sreesanth believes in CWC miracle after life ban lifted

New Delhi - Indian pace bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth said on Tuesday he was dreaming of playing in the 2019 World Cup after a court lifted a life ban imposed over a match-fixing scandal.

The 34-year-old knows he faces a tough battle after four years in the wilderness, but he said he was inspired by the successful comeback of Pakistan's Mohammad Amir from a fixing ban.

The Kerala state high court lifted Sreesanth's ban on Monday, saying the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had not proved his role in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) scandal.

Sreesanth said his first target would be to play games for Glenrothes in the Scottish league, and then Kerala state, as he bids to fight back into the Indian team.

"My dream is to play 2019 World Cup for India," Sreesanth told The Times of India in an interview.

"But I know it is next to impossible and it would be a miracle if I play in that World Cup. But I have always believed that miracles can happen.

"There might be stiff competition for fast bowlers' spots now. But there was competition even when I made my way into the Indian team.

"I have always felt that competition gets the best out of me. I just hope that I can do justice to my talent on my comeback."

The BCCI has not made any comment on the ruling. It could appeal to a national court, or accept the verdict and let Sreesanth return.

The 2013 IPL season was mired in controversy after police launched legal proceedings against several officials and three Rajasthan Royals players, including Sreesanth, for illegal betting and spot-fixing.

All three were cleared of spot-fixing charges by a New Delhi court in 2015, but Sreesanth's life ban by the BCCI remained in place until Monday's ruling.

Sreesanth, who was 13 short of 100 Test wickets when he was banned, said he was optimistic of being given official approval to play.

"Today I'm feeling much better than how I felt when I got my maiden call-up to the Indian team," said Sreesanth, who was banned with fellow Rajasthan Royals players Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.

"It is a new life for me. Even the biggest of criminals don't go through what I or my family went through.

"A small incident was portrayed in the wrong way in front of the world. Maybe that's how the world works, I don't know."

He highlighted the case of Pakistani bowler Amir, who was found guilty of match-fixing in court and banned for five years in 2011.

Amir made an early return in 2015 and helped Pakistan beat India in the Champions Trophy final in June.

"I just hope that happens in my career too," said Sreesanth.

While Sreesanth had denied any role in the IPL match-fixing, the Kerala court said he had been a victim of his own silence in not defending himself at the time.

"Complacency in the matter on the part of Sreesanth is really condemnable," said the judge in his ruling.

"To uphold the dignity of the game, he should have publicly disapproved (of) the conduct of Jiju Janardanan, especially when his name was dragged into the controversy."

Janardanan was a friend of Sreesanth who was accused of acting as a link between the players and illegal bookies.

"Anyhow, having suffered a ban now almost for four years, nothing further is required in this matter," the court concluded.

http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/sreesanth-believes-in-cwc-miracle-after-life-ban-lifted-20170808
 
The BCCI doesn't need to lift the ban. Just never select him for national duties. I have never despised any Indian player more than this dancing clown. Not due to his performances, but due to his shameful antics which time and again embarrassed me as a fan. One of the best things Harbhajan did was to slap the taste out of his mouth.
 
Yeah. There's no doubt that Amir is definitely a role model for all of the fixers (and future ones) around the world.
 
This lad was a decent bowler.

I remember seeing some fine spells from him and he bowled a very good leg-cutter.
 
Difference was that Amir is talented and Sreesanth isn't. Plus India have better fast bowlers ahead of him like Bhuvi, Shami, Bumrah, Pandya even.
 
I would be surprised if he made a comeback at his age. Was never anything special to begin with even by mediocre Indian standards. Play the IPL and make lots of money!:rp
 
Hoping Sreesanth comes back into the Indian team, especially with South Africa series coming up. Sreesanth has a good record against South Africa and will be needed there

Always knew that Sreesanth wasn't a fixer
 
Another overrated Indian pacer who came up with a bang and went down with a whimper.
Even if he wasn't banned he would have been sitting home by now.

But then again a bowling average in the mid 30's is usually considered good in India so you never know
 
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Hoping Sreesanth comes back into the Indian team, especially with South Africa series coming up. Sreesanth has a good record against South Africa and will be needed there

Always knew that Sreesanth wasn't a fixer
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Apkay Munh mein Ghee Shakar mere dost. Allah karay Shreeshant Indian team mein wapis Aa jaye.

I will be praying for his successful return brother.
 
Difference is he is 34.Hasn't played any cricket for the last few years.How can he come back?
 
BCCI will not allow any player from any level with any history of fixing near the Indian team,these kind of things won't be possible in India
 
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BCCI will not allow any player from any level with any history of fixing near the Indian team,these kind of things won't be possible in India
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BCCI may be seen evil empire by many, but to me they have also done wonderful job keeping the fishy characters away from game. No fixer should be ever allowed to wear Indian jersey.
Even if official ban is lifted, Im pretty sure unofficial ban will stay as it is. He will remain unsold in IPL auctions as no franchise would wanna **** off the BCCI and selectors simply would not select him for Indian squad. Apart from representing India, he wont be getting NOC to play leagues around the world.
 
idrizzy said:
Difference was that Amir is talented and Sreesanth isn't. Plus India have better fast bowlers ahead of him like Bhuvi, Shami, Bumrah, Pandya even.
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Actually no. Difference is BCCI and PCB.

BCCI gives much importance to reputation. Azharuddin was banned when he was an integral part of the team. Till date, he's one of the best batsman to play against spin.

I don't think any other board has succumb like PCB did.
 
The BCCI usually doesn't give fixers a second chance, even if they are acquitted by the courts.

Both Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja had their bans overturned but never wore India colours again. Sreesanth also will not.
 
Itachi said:
Actually no. Difference is BCCI and PCB.

BCCI gives much importance to reputation. Azharuddin was banned when he was an integral part of the team. Till date, he's one of the best batsman to play against spin.

I don't think any other board has succumb like PCB did.
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Azharuddin was 37 when he was banned. He was looking for a pay-cheque in my opinion. Amir was 18 when he committed his crime.

I think any other board would be crazy not to waste young talent.
 
idrizzy said:
Azharuddin was 37 when he was banned. He was looking for a pay-cheque in my opinion. Amir was 18 when he committed his crime.

I think any other board would be crazy not to waste young talent.
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BCCI never gives second chance to convicted fixer, talented or not, young or not. Im not saying PCB is wrong in bringing back Amir, it just BCCI would never do that.
 
CanadianG00se said:
BCCI never gives second chance to convicted fixer, talented or not, young or not. Im not saying PCB is wrong in bringing back Amir, it just BCCI would never do that.
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And I'm saying boards in general wouldn't invest in old/average players, especially when they won't break into the first XI. As is the case with Sreesanth and Azharuddin, regardless if it's BCCI or not.
 
idrizzy said:
And I'm saying boards in general wouldn't invest in old/average players, especially when they won't break into the first XI. As is the case with Sreesanth and Azharuddin, regardless if it's BCCI or not.
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You're missing the point. Most boards would educate and protect the players from wrong doings. For instance BCCI invested heavily in Kohli at young age( since u19 days) and helped him achieve his potential. If Kohli was caught fixing im pretty sure BCCI would've banned him for life, otherwise Players who recieved life ban would drag BCCI to court for favourtism. Hope you get my point, BCCI will so same regardless of caliber of player, to avoid getting tangled in law suit.

You're only assuming that BCCI would bring Amir back to Indian team if he was Indian, and i think otherwise based on history and possible legal issues.
 
S Sreesanth ban: BCCI to approach Kerala High Court against its order

Former India speedster S Sreesanth's wait to return to mainstream cricket might get longer after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to approach the Kerala High Court against its order to revoke lifetime ban on the cricketer.

This has come as a setback to the fast bowler, who is contemplating a return to first class cricket before targetting a comeback into Team India by 2018.

The road back to cricket may not be smooth for this 34-year-old as he has not played top-flight cricket ever since he was arrested by the Delhi police in Mumbai on the night of May 16, 2013 for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing during the Indian Premier League.

Sreesanth, who has played 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20Is, including the World Cup final in 2011 and World T20 2007 final, had approached the HC after his earlier acquittal by Delhi sessions court claiming that "his career was getting ruined due to the ban".

This has come on a day the chairman of Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA), Vinod Rai, appeared to have come prepared to clear all the dues of former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin citing the orders of Andhra High Court.

DNA has reliably learnt that the BCCI officials told Rai that the decision to ban Azharuddin for life was ratified in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and it would be appropriate to discuss the said matter only during the course of next AGM, which may happen in September.

The plea was that this is board's internal matter and COA has no right to overturn the penalty imposed by BCCI's Disciplinary Committee.

"If Azhar's dues are cleared then all other tainted players will come back into the cricket fold as there is no law in India to punish them so far," said a BCCI official.

"The cases worldwide — from Pakistan to England to South Africa — in this regard were only followed by respective board's internal procedures and not by any court of law," added the official.

"The case of Pakistani speedster Mohammed Amir is one such example where Pakistan Cricket Board was the one to decide on his suspension and then rehabilitation. The court of law in England or in Pakistan never passed any instructions in this regard."

BCCI has maintained that it would not allow any tainted cricketer to comeback into its fold.

Earlier, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar questioned BCCI's preparedness in letting in those cricketers whose bans have been lifted by courts.

Manjrekar tweeted, "If BCCI had a strong case to ban cricketers for match-fixing, surely they must have a strong case to challenge the lifting of bans".

Even the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has said that "it will not act in any haste in bringing Sreesanth back into the state team".

http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-s-sreesanth-ban-board-to-approach-hc-2525013
 
Sreesanth Back On Cricket Field After Four Years

As the country celebrated its 71st Independence Day on Tuesday, former Indian speedster S. Sreesanth took to a cricket field for the first time in four years as he led a team in an exhibition match here. The exhibition match was played at the ground where he first plied his trade and was cheered by a sizeable crowd. Members from the two teams presented roses to Sreesanth when he stepped on to the field. The pacer got a huge relief on August 7 when the Kerala High Court lifted the life ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Sreesanth had approached the court last year after the BCCI failed to revoke the life ban though he was exonerated by a Delhi court of the charge of involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, which marred the Indian Premier League in 2013.

Sreesanth had to cool his heels in Tihar Central Jail in Delhi in May 2013 in connection with the case. He was arrested by Delhi Police in Mumbai on May 17 that year along with former Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.

The BCCI's disciplinary committee, headed by present Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, had slapped a life-time ban on Sreesanth and Chavan on September 13, 2013.

On Tuesday, Sreesanth led the Playback Singers XI who took on a team of the Producers XI. He opened the batting and had a good outing with the bat.

"I am really happy that I am back and I am beginning my return from the same ground where it all began. Now from here, I want to reach Thiruvananthapuram and from there upwards and back to the Indian team," said Sreesanth, who also as chief guest unfurled the Indian Tricolour at the club.

Following the ban by the BCCI, he was not allowed entry to a cricket field in all levels of cricket besides even being prevented him from attending practice sessions.

Even though Kerala High Court has lifted the ban, the BCCI has decided to appeal against the single bench verdict.

In 2015, the pacer, along with Chandila and Chavan, was exonerated by a Delhi court in the case registered by Delhi Police which invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to try him.

Sreesanth is the second Keralite to represent the Indian national cricket team. During his brief career, he has played in 27 Tests taking 87 wickets, and picked up 75 scalps from 53 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and seven wickets from 10 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/s-sreesanth-back-on-cricket-field-after-four-years-1737974
 
Even if sresanth was as talented like amir or akram which he is not...Bcci will never select fixing tainted players . It's different that as per court orders ban may be lifted but courts can't influence selection in team.
 
Look at these Indians missing no opportunity to keep attacking Amir.

If you don't want Sreesanth back that's fine - that your choice.

We the Pak fans (vast majority) wanted Amir back after he served his sentence and rehabilitation and he paid his due back with his epic performance on June 18th - a day that will forever scar bitter Indian fans.
 
90MPH said:
Look at these Indians missing no opportunity to keep attacking Amir.

If you don't want Sreesanth back that's fine - that your choice.

We the Pak fans (vast majority) wanted Amir back after he served his sentence and rehabilitation and he paid his due back with his epic performance on June 18th - a day that will forever scar bitter Indian fans.
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Depends on perspective.

I'll prefer to lose with honest cricketers rather than win with players who are tainted from past.
 
Itachi said:
Depends on perspective.

I'll prefer to lose with honest cricketers rather than win with players who are tainted from past.
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That's fine. You can have the "the best morals" tag.

Fact is the majority of Pak fans had no problem and even the commentators and pundits alike at the Champions trophy had no problem with him.

He is now being loved at his Essex club - infact the local Essex fans have voted to name him their player of the month for July.

Point being give it a rest regarding the bitterness towards the guy - it's getting tiresome.
 
Any cricketer should be allowed back after he has served his time. If their crime was big, they should have been banned for life. But if rules banned them temporarily then they should have the right to be back like other citizens. Good luck to Sreesanth.
 
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