Sreesanth, who has been eagerly waiting for his comeback in the game of cricket, has been named in the Kerala squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, which will start on January 10. This will be his first competitive tournament since 2013 when he was banned for spot-fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
Sreesanth’s reduced ban of seven years ended in September earlier this year. Since then, he has been many time came out to show his desire to rebuild his career in cricket. And finally, he has got that golden opportunity.
Sreesanth named in the Sanju Samson-led Kerala Squad:
Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), on Wednesday, announced Kerala’s squad for the national T20 tournament. Sanju Samson will lead the Kerala team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T/20 Tournament. Sachin Baby is his deputy.
Besides, Sreesanth, Samson and Baby, the other players are Basil Thampi, Jalaj Saxena, Robin Uthappa, Vishnu Vinod, Salman Nizar, Nidheesh M D and Asif KM.
Sreesanth took to Twitter to share his joy of being named in the squad. He is focused to have a restart of his cricket career.
“There is nothing stronger than a broken man ,who has rebuilt himself..” Thnks a lot for all the Supoort nd love ..#Gods grace #humbled #cricket #keralacricketassociation #bcci #grateful #respect #love #bestisyettocome,” he tweeted.
“There is nothing stronger than a broken man ,who has rebuilt himself..” Thnks a lot for all the Supoort nd love ..#Gods grace #humbled #cricket #keralacricketassociation #bcci #grateful #respect #love #bestisyettocome pic.twitter.com/U0xyEg9XHu
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) December 30, 2020
Sreesanth, 37, was banned for a lifetime before pleading for reducing his ban in the high court. In 2019, BCCI cut off his ban to seven years.
Earlier, the speedster was included in the list of players for the local T20 event in Alappuzha this month. But the inaugural KCA President’s Cup T20 was deferred as the KCA did not get the government nod due to the spread of coronavirus.
The discarded India pacer, who played 27 Tests, 53 ODIs, and 10 T20Is, last played international cricket in August 2011.