The 34-year-old fast bowler recently lashed out at BCCI in a series of tweets for not lifting the lifetime ban despite Kerala High Court giving him a clean chit in the 2013 spot-fixing case.
"the board is firm on its zero tolerance policy on corruption and match-fixing," he added.@bcci office?? Then what about csk and Rajasthan?
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 11, 2017
On August 7, Kerala High Court passed an order urging BCCI to lift the lifetime ban, which stands firm on their zero tolerance policy on corruption and spot-fixing.
C mon @bcci this is worst u can do to anyone that too who is proven innocent not just once but again and again..don't know why u doing this?
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 11, 2017
Instead, BCCI has decided to make an appeal against the decision to the division bench of Kerala High Court.
@bcci I'm not begging ,I'm asking to give my livelihood back .its my right. U guys are not above God. I will play again..🏏✌🏻💒👍🏻
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 11, 2017
An angry Sreesanth took to twitter to pour his heart out. He said, “@bcci I”m not begging, I’m asking to give my livelihood back .it’s my right. U guys are not above God. I will play again..???????????,” He also questioned BCCI’s decision of not lifting the ban in spite of proving his innocence time and again.
@BCCI my eagerness to play representative cricket made me tweet against my Parent body.let me express my regrets (Conti…
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 11, 2017
However, the governing board in a report said, “The decision of the sessions court to acquit the petitioner from the criminal charges has no impact whatsoever on the decision of the internal disciplinary committee of the BCCI to ban the petitioner from playing cricket tournaments organized by the BCCI and/or its affiliates.”
