Former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth has been banned for 3 years. This matter is related to Sanju Samson not being included in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy 2025. Actually, the Kerala Cricket Association says that Sreesanth had made fabricated and derogatory allegations against the board. Let us tell you that Sreesanth is currently the co-owner of the Kollam Aries team in the Kerala Cricket League, in this case a show cause notice has also been issued to Sreesanth's team. This decision was taken in the board meeting held in Kochi on 30 April.
Why was Sreesanth banned?
Sreesanth has been a part of India's World Cup winning team twice. During a discussion on a Malayalam television channel, he made controversial remarks regarding Sanju Samson and the Kerala Cricket Association. KCA issued a statement stating that the show cause notice has been sent to Sreesanth not for supporting Samson but for making false and derogatory statements against KCA.
Let us remind you that during a TV discussion, Sreesanth had promised full support to Sanju Samson and other cricketers and had also made allegations against KCA. Countering Sreesanth's allegations, KCA had also raised the issue of spot fixing in IPL. In this case, KCA has imposed a ban of 3 years on Samson. Let us remind you that Sreesanth has already faced a ban of many years in the spot fixing case 12 years ago.
Statement was given in support of Sanju Samson
When the Kerala Cricket Association dropped Samson from the Vijay Hazare Trophy team, S Sreesanth had made a controversial statement. At that time, speculations were being made that due to not being able to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Samson had to lose his place in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy. Well, even though Samson could not play in the Champions Trophy 2025, Team India, captained by Rohit Sharma, managed to win the Champions Trophy title for the third time by defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final.
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