Sreesanth castled Puducherry opener Fabid Ahmed in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match.© Twitter
Fast bowler S Sreesanth, who created a return to competitive cricket on Monday, is relishing his comeback exactly where he picked his very first wicket in seven years. Sreesanth, who was named in the Kerala squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final month, bagged his very first wicket in seven years as he announced his return to competitive cricket in the match against Puducherry. The pacer in the fourth more than castled Fabid Ahmed to minimize the side to 26/2 in the national T20 competitors.
Thanks a lot for all the help and enjoy ..it is just the starting..with all of ur wishes and prayers a lot of a lot of a lot of more to go..lots of respect to u nd family members .. #blessed #humbled #cricket #bcci #kerala #love #team #family #india #nevergiveup pic.twitter.com/bMnXbYOrHm
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) January 11, 2021
“Thanks a lot for all the support and love ..it’s just the beginning..with all of ur wishes and prayers many many many more to go..lots of respect to u nd family .. #blessed #humbled #BCCI #india #nevergiveup,” Sreesanth tweeted.
Puducherry scored 138 runs in their allotted 20 overs with Ashith Rajiv prime-scoring for the side. Kerala’s Jalaj Saxena was the choose of the bowlers as he bagged 3 wickets even though providing away just 13 runs.
Kerala then chased down the target with 10 balls to spare on the back of an all-round batting overall performance. Skipper Sanju Samson prime-scored with 32 runs even though opening batsman Robin Uthappa hit 21 off 12 balls.
Sreesanth was banned by the Board of Contol for Cricket in India (BCCI) in August 2013 along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan for indulging in alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
However, final year, his lifetime ban was lowered to seven years, which got more than in September. The Indian seamer was observed in the finest of type as he bowled in complete flow and completed with figures of 1-29 on Monday.
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