SREESANTH
The national cricket selection committee had given another chance to India’s temperamental pace man S Sreesanth to prove his talent in cricket. Sreesanth was surprisingly included in India’s 15-man squad for the first two tests against Sri Lanka starting on November 16 in Ahmedabad. His inclusion is really surprising, because he was many times punished by the ‘Board of Control for Cricket’ in India and ‘Kerala Cricket Association’ for acts of misconduct. Due to the injuries and criticism over his attitude, he cannot be able to play for India in 2009. So this selection is a great opportunity for Sreesanth to wash away all the criticism about him.
BIOGRAPHY
India’s emotional fast bowler S Sreesanth was born on 6th February, 1983 in Kothamangalam, Kerala, India as the son of Santhakumaran Nair and Savithri Devi. In his childhood, he was a leg spinner inspired by India’s leading test wicket-taker Anil Kumble. Then he changed his action into fast bowling encouraged by his brother. He got the selection in MRF Pace foundation in Chennai. He then made his first-class debut in the 2002-03 domestic season, and he gained many wickets in ‘Ranji Trophy’ games. He gained a hat-trick against Himachal Pradesh in a Ranji trophy game, and he became the first Kerala bowler who gained this achievement. His performance at India B in the Challenger Trophy in 2005 led his entry into Indian team. He made his debut ODI against Sri Lanka in Nagpur in 2005, and he gained two wickets in first ODI. His first test match was against England in 2006, and he gained four wickets in his first appearance in the test match. His cricket career is full of ups and downs. Many times, he was out from the team due to the poor bowling economy rate. He was the key player for India for getting the 20-20 world cup in 2007. He is the player of ‘Kings XI Punjab’ in the Indian Premier League. He was the second leading wicket taker with 18 wickets in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. He was also signed a deal with English county cricket club ‘Warwickshire’. Till date he has acquired 59 wickets from 41 ODI’s and 50 wickets from 14 tests. He is well known for his loud appealing and celebrations when he takes a wicket. He is been charged accusing for his misbehaving to opposite players in the field. At the same time, he made sensational controversies like slapping incidents by Indian player Harbhajan Singh. In addition to the cricket, Sreesanth was an excellent dancer and a national champion in his childhood. Now, the national cricket selection committee had given another chance to him to prove his talent in cricket by selecting him in India’s 15-man squad for the first two tests against Sri Lanka. So get ready for to see whether this temperamental pace man fulfil the expectations of selection committee members.