Sreesanth Life Ban in 2013:
Yet another controversy took place in 2013. The spot-fixing scandal took place, in which, Sreesanth was involved. On May 9, at a match between the Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals played at Mohali near Chandigarh, pacer S Sreesanth ran up to bowl an over with a towel tucked into the band of his trousers.
The Delhi Police allege that this was a signal to bookies that he would now fix an over. He had bowled the previous over without the towel.
The deal, the Delhi Police allege, was that Sreesanth would tuck the towel to indicate spot-fixing and then would give the bookies some time to place as many bets as possible. On the field, Sreesanth had warmed up a bit before beginning to bowl the over. He gave away more than 14 runs, as allegedly fixed.
The Kerala cricketer, who has played for India, was arrested alongside two other cricketers Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan – along with 11 bookies have also been arrested. However, recently, in 2019, his life ban was lifted by the supreme court.