Sreesanth set to defy BCCI life ban, to play for Kerala club

February 15, 2017 22:28

Speedster S Sreesanth, who was charged for spot-fixing during the IPL 6 in 2013 and banned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, is all set to return to the playing field.

Ignoring the BCCI ban on him, the pacer is set to represent Ernakulam Cricket Club in a first division two-day game starting on February 19.

This after the BCCI refused to issue a No Objection Certificate that would allow him to play club cricket in Scotland

Sreesanth launched a scathing attack on the BCCI for its hard-handedness.

"When there is no official letter stating my life ban then why will the umpires stop me from playing? All that I have received is a suspension letter when I was in Tihar jail. A suspension letter is valid only for 90 days. The BCCI has announced about my life ban only in the media. There is no official correspondence till date. I was stupid to have not played cricket for this long. The way I have been ill-treated is probably even worse than a terrorist." he was quoted by the Hindustan Times.

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