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New Delhi: Banned for life by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), former Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth is eyeing playing for another country. Following allegations of spot-fixing during a game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2013, the seamer was handed a life ban by the national cricket board. His suspension was recently upheld by the Kerala High Court.
Miffed with the ban, Sreesanth has now said that he may play for another country. “I have been banned by BCCI not International Cricket Council (ICC). So if not India I want to play for another country. I am already 34 years old and I can play another six years maximum. Since I love cricket, I want to play the sport somehow,” he was quoted as saying by Asianet News.
But the chances of Sreesanth appearing for any other country seem really low considering not just the clout that the BCCI enjoys at the international level but also knowing that there will always be a major question mark hanging around his name until he is cleared of the spot-fixing charge.
But this has not stopped Sreesanth from giving his piece of mind on what he thinks on the BCCI. Only a few days ago, following the Kerala High Court ruling, he had tweeted, “This is the worst decision ever..special rule for me?what about real culprits?What about chennai super kings ? And what about Rajasthan ? And what about the accused 13 names in Lodha report?? No one wants to know about it?i will keep fighting for my right..God is great (sic).”
He also wrote, “Thanks a lot for all the support Nd encouragement given so far. I assure u all that I’m not giving up..I will Keep at it..Nd alwys believe (sic).”
On August 7 the Kerala High Court had ruled against the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. The BCCI had filed a counter-affidavit on the issue in the court in response to the plea by Sreesanth, who had challenged the life ban despite a court dropping all charges against the pacer.
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