Sreesanth returns to cricket field after four years

Having been given a huge relief by the Kerala High Court last week who lifted the life ban imposed on the speedster by the BCCI, the mercurial pacer captained the Playback Singers XI who took on the Producers XI on Tuesday. However, the BCCI has decided to appeal against the single bench verdict.

Earlier, Sreesanth had approached the court last year after the BCCI failed to revoke the life ban though he was exonerated by a Delhi court on the charge of involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, which rocked the 2013 Indian Premier League. Following the ban by the BCCI, he was not allowed to enter a cricket field at any level of the game besides even being prevented him from taking part in the practice sessions.

And the BCCI’s disciplinary committee headed by present Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley slapped him and Chavan for their involvement in the case. However, having finally returned to the game on Tuesday, the Kerala pacer hoped for better things to come in the future as TOI quoted him saying, "I am really happy that I am back and I am beginning my return from the same ground where it all began. Now from here, I want to reach Thiruvananthapuram and from there upwards and back to the Indian team.”