Indian cricketer Sreesanth banned for life on spot-fixing charges
Sreesanth, who has played 27 tests, was arrested in May by Delhi police.
Former Test bowler S. Sreesanth. PHOTO: AFP
MUMBAI:
Former India fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been banned for life on spot-fixing charges, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.
"S Sreesanth is banned for life from playing any representative cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates," the BCCI said in a statement after its disciplinary committee meeting in Delhi.
Sreesanth, who has played 27 tests, and two other players were arrested in May by Delhi police on suspicion of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.
Ankeet Chavan, Sreesanth's team mate in IPL franchise the Rajasthan Royals, was also banned for life. Domestic Indian cricketers Amit Singh and Siddharth Trivedi have been banned for five years and one year respectively, the board added.
The fourth player, Amit Singh, who played in the IPL till last year, was seen as the conduit between the cricketers and bookies, and described by Sawani as "the bad fish that spoils the entire pond".
All four players belong to the Rajasthan Royals franchise, but Sreesanth, 30, is the only one to have played for India. He was part of the teams that won the World Twenty20 in 2007 and the World Cup in 2011.
Gambling is mostly illegal in India, but betting on cricket matches thrives through networks of underground bookies. Spot-fixing, in which a specific part of a game, but not the result, is fixed, is also illegal.
Former India fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been banned for life on spot-fixing charges, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.
"S Sreesanth is banned for life from playing any representative cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates," the BCCI said in a statement after its disciplinary committee meeting in Delhi.
Sreesanth, who has played 27 tests, and two other players were arrested in May by Delhi police on suspicion of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.
Ankeet Chavan, Sreesanth's team mate in IPL franchise the Rajasthan Royals, was also banned for life. Domestic Indian cricketers Amit Singh and Siddharth Trivedi have been banned for five years and one year respectively, the board added.
The fourth player, Amit Singh, who played in the IPL till last year, was seen as the conduit between the cricketers and bookies, and described by Sawani as "the bad fish that spoils the entire pond".
All four players belong to the Rajasthan Royals franchise, but Sreesanth, 30, is the only one to have played for India. He was part of the teams that won the World Twenty20 in 2007 and the World Cup in 2011.
Gambling is mostly illegal in India, but betting on cricket matches thrives through networks of underground bookies. Spot-fixing, in which a specific part of a game, but not the result, is fixed, is also illegal.