FIR registered against Team India’s fast bowler
New Delhi : Team India’s former fast bowler S. Sreesanth is in trouble again. Kerala Police S. A case has been registered against Sreesanth and two others. The police took this step on the basis of a complaint of fraud lodged by a person in Kannur district. A case was registered against Sreesanth and two others under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Police said that Sreesanth has been made the third accused in this case.
Complainant Sarish Gopalan, a resident of Chunda in Kannur district, alleged that accused Rajiv Kumar and Venkatesh Kini took a total of Rs 18.70 lakh from him from April 25, 2019 till now. Rajeev and Venkatesh claimed that they would set up a sports academy in Kollur, Karnataka, in which former Indian fast bowler Sreesanth is also a partner. Gopalan said in the complaint that he invested the money after getting the opportunity to become a partner in the academy.
S. Sreesanth has been in controversies before also. S for alleged spot fixing in IPL 2013. Sreesanth was banned for life. But in the year 2020, the Ombudsman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had reduced the ban imposed on him to seven years. After this, Sreesanth was successful in making a comeback in domestic cricket for Kerala. Currently Sreesanth is participating in Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023.
S. Sreesanth has been a part of the victorious Indian team in the 2007 T20 and 2011 ODI World Cups. In the 2007 T20 World Cup final, Sreesanth took a brilliant catch of Misbah-ul-Haq, which Indian fans can never forget. Sreesanth participated in 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20 Internationals for India. During this period he took a total of 169 wickets.
S Sreesanth made his IPL debut for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). After this he also participated in this lucrative T20 league for Kochi Tuskers and Rajasthan Royals (RR). Sreesanth has 40 wickets in his name in 44 IPL matches at an average of 29.9.
