S. Sreesanth believes there is another four years of cricket left in him.
“I hope to get back to cricket training in another 10 days,” he told The Hindu over phone, shortly after landing in Kochi from New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday revoked the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI following the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
First aim
The 36-year-old said his first aim was to get into the Kerala Ranji team.
“I will prove that I am good enough to get a place in my State team,” he said. “Even during the ban, I had never stopped practising bowling. I am confident I can get back into top form soon. And, I am very fit now.”
Sreesanth said he could be playing the Scottish league next month.
“I have wanted to play in Scotland for the last three to four years, but was denied permission,” he said. “I think a competition like the Scottish league would be an ideal comeback vehicle for me.”
He said he was delighted when the verdict was pronounced in his favour on Friday. “I was confident about such a verdict,” he said. “I had total faith in our judiciary.”
Good reputation
Before his fall from grace, Sreesanth had earned a reputation as one of the world's more skilled pace bowlers, especially when it came to the seam position. He had taken 87 wickets from 27 Tests and 73 wickets from 75 ODIs.
He had helped India post memorable Test wins in South Africa and the West Indies. He was also part of India's World Cup-winning squad in 2011.
