In what called a big relief for Team India’s discarded fast bowler S Sreesanth, The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the BCCI on his appeal against the life ban imposed on him. The BCCI has been asked by the apex court to reply in 4 weeks.
Sreesanth’s lawyer mentioned his appeal before the Chief Justice of India, who had agreed to hear the case on February 5. His petition had stated that the Single Judge bench of the HC had rightly decided the case on merit and revoked the ban in August, but the Division Bench subsequently erred in holding that there could not be a judicial review of the BCCI’s decision.
Sreesanth was slapped a life ban by the BCCI in 2015 after the Kerala pacer was charged with corruption during the 2013 Indian Premier League. Sreesanth was charged with spot-fixing while playing for Rajasthan Royals.
In 2016, a special court in Delhi had acquitted him in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing case, following which he had asked the BCCI to lift the ban but to no avail as the board thoroughly refused.
