Indian cricketer sreesanth biography definition and pictures

He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket , he played for Kerala. He became the first Kerala Ranji player to play Twenty20 cricket for India. Sreesanth was initially banned for life after spot-fixing in the IPL , however, the ban was reduced to seven years in August In March , Sreesanth announced his retirement from domestic cricket.

Sreesanth was a member of the Indian team that won both the T20 World Cup and the Cricket World Cup , where in the final , he took the winning catch. He has an elder brother and two elder sisters. Sreesanth initially was a leg-spinner in his childhood, modelling his action on India's leading Test wicket-taker Anil Kumble , who was to become his Test captain.

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However, his habit of bowling yorkers led him to convert to fast bowling, after being encouraged by his elder brother. He made his first-class debut against Goa in the —03 domestic season, claiming 22 wickets in seven matches in Ranji Trophy [ 8 ] and winning selection for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy squad in the same season.

He claimed one wicket in twelve overs after being restricted with a hamstring injury. He also missed five Ranji Trophy games in that season, although he still travelled with the side for away games.