1. Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth is an Indian former cricketer and film actor who played all formats of the game for his country.
23 Facts About S Sreesanth
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In March 2022, S Sreesanth announced his retirement from domestic cricket.
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On 12 December 2013, S Sreesanth married his girlfriend Bhuvneshwari Kumari of Jaipur's Shekhawat family at Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple in Kerala.
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In November 2004, S Sreesanth entered the record books when he took a hat-trick against Himachal Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy game.
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Later, S Sreesanth said that he would not repeat anything of the sort, since he could be suspended for violating the code of conduct.
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Former England captain Michael Atherton called for S Sreesanth to be banned for the Pietersen beamer, saying that S Sreesanth could not control his on-pitch emotions.
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In September 2007, S Sreesanth joined the Indian team in South Africa for the inaugural ICC T-20 world cup following his omission for the one-day series in England.
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On 25 April 2008, following the victory of his Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League over the Mumbai Indians at Mohali, S Sreesanth was slapped under his eye by Harbhajan Singh, the captain of Mumbai.
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The incident came to light as Sreesanth was caught by TV cameras sobbing inconsolably on the field before the presentation ceremony.
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Harbhajan's team had lost their third consecutive match when he apparently reacted violently to S Sreesanth approaching him and saying "hard luck".
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On 17 May 2013, S Sreesanth confessed to spot-fixing, according to police.
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However, S Sreesanth has always maintained that he is innocent and that he was forced to sign confession statements.
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Police reported that S Sreesanth was drunk at the time of his arrest and thought he was being arrested for being drunk.
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In Legends League Cricket S Sreesanth is playing for Gujarat Giants.
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Since the life ban imposed on him, it had been reduced to a seven-years ban, S Sreesanth had talked about doing "everything possible to get back on the field".
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On 9 March 2022, S Sreesanth announced his retirement from domestic cricket.
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Subsequently, the Kerala Cricket Association issued a final warning over repeated violations of their code of conduct after S Sreesanth failed to turn up at the Kerala Ranji Trophy team camp in Kannur.
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In November 2009 after more than 18 months of omission from the national team, S Sreesanth was recalled to the Test squad for the first two matches against Sri Lanka.
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In September 2007, S Sreesanth said that his name was just "S Sreesanth" and that the other variations were incorrect:.
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When his form slumped in 2006, S Sreesanth had tried to change his luck by changing his name to Sreesunth, on numerological advice.
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In 2014, S Sreesanth participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in its seventh season.
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In 2018, S Sreesanth participated as a celebrity contestant in the twelfth season of Bigg Boss, the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother, where he finished as the runner up of the show.
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On 25 March 2016, S Sreesanth joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.