S Sreesanth Breaks Silence On 3-Year Suspension Over Sanju Samson Row: “Not Aware…”

Former India cricketer S Sreesanth declined to touch upon his three-year suspension by the Kerala Cricket Association, stating that he’s not conscious of the matter. Sreesanth was suspended by the KCA for his alleged false and derogatory statements towards the organisation concerning Sanju Samson’s omission from the nationwide group for the Champions Trophy 2025. Sreesanth had alleged that Samson was sidelined by the KCA to play for the Kerala facet final yr and therefore missed choice to the nationwide group for the Champions Trophy. The determination was taken in KCA’s annual common physique assembly on April 30 in Kochi and was shared by the state cricket physique through an official assertion on Friday.

When contacted by IANS for his feedback, Sreesanth remained tight-lipped to touch upon the matter. “I’m not aware of it,” Sreesanth stated in response to IANS when requested about his suspension by the Kerala Cricket Association.

Meanwhile, Sreesanth is now ready for the official communication from the KCA, and in response to sources, he shall be taking authorized recourse towards the three-year suspension.

This will not be the primary time that Sreesanth has courted bother. The earlier occasion was in 2023 when the Legends League Cricket (LLC) Commissioner served him a authorized discover following his rant over an on-field altercation with the present Indian males’s group head coach Gautam Gambhir.

His earlier troubles got here at his final IPL match for the Rajasthan Royals towards Punjab on May 9, 2013, the season through which he was accused of being concerned in spot-fixing, which led to his arrest. Though Sreesanth all the time maintained his innocence all through the controversy, he was handed a life ban together with Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.

The quick bowler then challenged the choice within the Supreme Court, which put aside the life ban and requested the BCCI to think about a contemporary punishment. The sentence was decreased to a seven-year suspension, which resulted in September 2020.

Thereafter, Sreesanth performed for Kerala within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021. He performed his final first-class sport for Kerala towards Meghalaya within the 2021-22 version of the Ranji Trophy.

In March 2023, Sreesanth introduced his retirement from all types of cricket.