S Sreesanth, the Indian pacer, has created yet another sensation by saying that he is looking forward to playing for some other country in future. Sreesanth was speaking at an interview with Asianet New where he revealed the news,
“BCCI has imposed the ban, not ICC. If not India, I can play for any other country, because am 34 now and I can only play for maximum six more years. As a person who loves cricket, I want to play cricket. And not only that, BCCI is a private firm; it is only us who say that this is the Indian team, but you know BCCI is a private body after all. So, if I play for any other country, it probably may be the same. Yes, representing Kerala in Ranji Trophy is different. I had hoped to win Ranji Trophy, Irani for Kerala, but the decision rests upon the BCCI.”
Sreesanth’s comments have come after High Court restored the ban on the pacer. A few weeks back, a Kerala high court passed a judgement to
lift the ban on the pacer. From then, Sreesanth was hopeful of making a comeback to the Indian team, and he even said that he was eyeing the India tour of South Africa.
Later though, BCCI challenged the court’s decision, and then, a High Court restored the ban on Sreesanth. From then, he has lost hope of making a comeback in the Indian team and is looking forward to the prospects of representing some other country.
The case goes back to the year 2013 when Sreesanth, along with two other cricketers was arrested by Delhi police during IPL. However, a court in Delhi acquitted charges against all the three players involved in the year 2015.
BCCI had already banned the three players for life, and the board had cleared its stand on the matter, the reason why they appealed against Sreesanth after High Court acquited him in August.
It will be interesting to see the next move of Sreesanth as many of the players, who have played junior and even domestic cricket in India, have played for other countries.
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