S. Sreesanth

Quick Facts

Full Name	S. Sreesanth
Occupation	Indian Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1983(1983-02-06)
Age	41
Birthplace	Kothamangalam
Country	India
Horoscope	Aquarius

S. Sreesanth Biography

S. Sreesanth is one of the most popular and richest Indian cricketer who was born on February 6, 1983 in Kothamangalam, India. Sreesanth was conceived on February 6, 1983, to Santhakumaran Nair (and Savithri Devi). He is the son of one elder brother, and two elder sister. His elder brother Dipu Santhan runs a music business in Kochi, while his eldest sibling Nivedita is an actress on television in Kerala. Sreesanth married Madhu Balakrishnan (a well-known South Indian playback singer).

Sreesanth tried to improve his luck when his form fell in 2006. He changed his name to Sreesunth based on numerological advice. Later, he stated that he would not change his name for sentimental reasons. His father Santhakumaran Nair is the source of the word’santh,’ which is his last name.

Sreesanth was selected for his first Test squad in the home series against England in March 2006, in place of Zaheer Khan. He claimed 4/95 in his debut appearance in the 1st Test in Nagpur, where he opened the bowling with Irfan Pathan. He was ruled out of the second Test in Mohali due to illness, but recovered and captured five wickets as well a 29* with the bat in the Third Test in Mumbai. With the axing of Pathan, Sreesanth became India’s leading pace bowler on the tour of the West Indies. He missed the second Test due to an injury but managed to claim his best match figures of 5/72 in the 4th Test in Kingston, Jamaica.

Sreesanth was given the new ball in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Nagpur. After being punished early by Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya, Sreesanth returned to claim his first two ODI wickets at the end of the match. He was left out of the team and was later recalled for the fourth, fifth and sixth ODIs as coach Greg Chappell tinkered with the line-up. He was retained in the squad but did not play in the 5 match series against South Africa, but played all five matches in the tour to Pakistan, recording a haul of 4/58 in the fifth ODI against Pakistani cricket team in Karachi. A good home series against the England in April 2006, in which he claimed 10 wickets at an average of 16.3, including a career best 6/55 in the final match at Indore (in which he was awarded the man of the match award [2]), led to him subsequently being awarded a BCCI contract, in the C-grade in May.

Sreesanth made history in November 2004 when he won a hat trick against Himachal Pradesh during a Ranji trophy match. In October 2005, India B selected him to represent India in the Challenger Trophy. This is a limited- overs domestic tournament. He was a great performer in that tournament. He won the Man of the Series award, and was the leading wicket-taker (7 runs) with the third highest bowling average. He was selected to the Indian team to play in the home ODI series against Sri Lanka.

S. Sreesanth Net Worth

S. Sreesanth is one of the richest Indian Cricketer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, S. Sreesanth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth ( pronunciation help *info ), was an Indian cricketer who played all types of the game. He was a right arm fast-medium- pace and tail-ender bowler. He played in first-class cricket for Kerala, while he also played for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He was also the first player from Kerala Ranji to play Twenty20 cricket for India. After spot-fixing in 2013 IPL, he was initially banned for life. In August 2019, he was allowed to play Twenty20 cricket for India.

Sreesanth was initially a leg-spinner during his childhood. He modeled his actions on Anil Kumble, India’s top Test wicket-taker, and he would go on to become his Test captain. After being encouraged by his elder brother, Sreesanth switched to fast bowling because of his love for bowling yorkers. Sreesanth was selected to the MRF Pace Foundation, Chennai, following in the footsteps Tinu Yohannan (a fellow Kerala fast bowler). In the 2002-03 domestic cricket season, Sreesanth made his debut against Goa. He claimed 22 wickets in seven matches of the Ranji Trophy. Also, he was selected for South Zone in Duleep Trophy.

Sreesanth’s most significant performance to date in Test cricket was his role in the first Test of India’s 2006 tour to South Africa at Johannesburg. After losing the limited-overs series 4–0, Sreesanth produced took 5–40 in a display of pace and swing to help dismiss South Africa. This performance helped to bowl South Africans out for just 84, leading to first Indian win on South African soil, for which he was named man of the match. Again, Sreesanth’s emotional antics, which have led him to be regarded by some commentators as eccentric, were frequently noted. He was fined after breaching the International Cricket Council’s advertising logo policy, and also for “conduct contrary to the spirit of the game” after sending off Hashim Amla after dismissing him. He was also involved in a highly publicised confrontation while batting against paceman André Nel. Nel delivered a series of fast balls at Sreesanth’s upper body and after Sreesanth ungainly evaded one delivery, taunted him by gesturing to his chest, indicating that he felt Sreesanth was lacking in courage. On the next ball, Sreesanth gave him the charge and hit the ball straight over the bowler’s head into the stands for a six. He then whirled his bat in enthusiasm and danced down the wicket, making fun of Nel and performing a dance. Later, Sreesanth said that he would not repeat anything of the sort, since he could be suspended for violating the code of conduct. Even though he went unpunished for the Nel incident, he was fined 30% of the match fee for running towards Hashim Amla after picking up his wicket, and wearing a branded garment under the jersey.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is S. Sreesanth Dating?

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On 25 April 2008, following the victory of his Kings XI Punjab’s victory in the Indian Premier League over the Mumbai Indians at Mohali, Sreesanth was slapped under his eye by Harbhajan Singh, the captain of Mumbai. The incident came to light as Sreesanth was caught by TV cameras sobbing inconsolably on the field before the presentation ceremony. Sreesanth later downplayed the incident saying he had no complaints against Harbhajan who was “like an elder brother” to him. Harbhajan’s team had lost their third consecutive match when he apparently reacted violently to Sreesanth’s approaching him and saying “hard luck”. The IPL banned Harbhajan from the remainder of the tournament and prohibited him from collecting his salary after finding him guilty. The BCCI launched a separate investigation into the incident and decided to ban Harbhajan for five ODIs, deeming him to have broken the code of conduct in his national contract. In Australia earlier that year, Sreesanth stated that he would maintain an aggressive attitude on the cricket field, “Sreesanth’s way is to be aggressive. Sreesanth will always remain Sreesanth.”

Facts & Trivia

S. Ranked on the list of most popular Indian cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. S. Sreesanth celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

In November 2009, however, after more than 18 months of omission from the national team, Sreesanth was recalled to the Test squad for the first two matches against Sri Lanka. He replaced Ishant Sharma for the second Test in Kanpur, where his five wicket haul in the first innings of the match earned him the Man of the Match award and helped India to win the Test match by an innings and 144 runs.

What happened to S Sreesanth?

In July 2015, he was acquitted in the spot-fixing case. On 18 October 2017, Kerala High Court restored the life ban on Sreesanth. In March 2019, the Supreme Court of India “set aside” the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI.

Why did sreeshanth retire?

He added that he decided to retire from domestic cricket to make way for youngsters in the Kerala domestic set-up. Sreesanth played 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20Is for India between 2005 and 2011. He was part of the T20 World Cup-winning team under MS Dhoni in 2007 and the 50-over World Cup-winning side in 2011.

Is Sreesanth really innocent?

Sreesanth has all along maintained that the allegations are false and he is innocent. The Kerala speedster turned up in 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20 Internationals for India, claiming 169 wickets in all. He last played for India back in 2011.

How old is sreesanth wife?

Bhuvneshwari Kumari

Why did RP Singh retired?

“Of course, it has. He has been a massive player in T20s so he wanted to wait until the big event. Besides that, age and fitness also contributed to his decision. If you leave aside IPL, he hardly got any opportunity to display his batting for India in ODIs for the last 12-15 months,” Singh told Cricket.com.