Team India’s discarded fast bowler S Sreesanth, who was accused of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL, was lodged at the Tihar Jail and facing a life time ban from BCCI, recently revealed that some of the other players, who were accused in spot-fixing saga, are still playing in team India and IPL.
“There are many people who were named by the Delhi police in their report but are still playing international cricket” he said.
Further, Sreesanth, who last played for India in a Test match against England at The Oval in August 2011, asked: “ Why teams like CSK and RR banned only for two years…Why weren’t players from CSK questioned?”
In 2015, Sreesanth and two other players were acquitted by a Delhi court in the case registered by Delhi Police. On August 7, Kerala High Court subsequently lifted the life ban imposed on him.
The BCCI decided to appeal that verdict following which a division bench of the Kerala High Court reinstated the life ban on October 17.
On account of the life ban, Sreesanth can neither play league cricket nor get access to any of the cricket grounds for practice where the BCCI or the State Cricket Associations have a stake.
