Sreesanth, who is the captain of the Kerala Ranji cricket team, has been repeatedly violating team discipline. He has also stayed away from the ongoing conditioning camp, the KCA said.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, KCA secretary T.C.Mathew said it was decided to give Sreesanth one last chance to mend his ways.
"The KCA is supporting Sreesanth despite his repeated breach of discipline because he is the only Keralaite who is an international player and hence it was an unanimous decision today that we will give him one more chance," said Mathews.
The Kerala team is holding its final conditioning camp at Tellichery in North Kerala from Oct 12, ahead of the Ranji season, and Sreesanth reported for the camp only Sunday morning.
"We expected him to join the camp after the Challenger Series which ended on Oct 11. His nmother called me to say that he is going to Sabarimala and therefore he will report on 18th. I tried to call him but he was not reachable. Then he called me and said he wanted leave to attend the marriage of Krisnamachari Srikanth's (chairman of selectors) son. I gave him permission with the condition that he should report at the camp." said Mathew.
"Even then he did not report and sent a mail that he would join on 27th. Then we decided that enough is enough, and asked him to report on 23rd. He still did not show up. We had a chat and finally he reported today."
Sreesanth, whose track record in international games has also been punctuated by incidents of indiscipline, said at the camp Sunday that he wants to stay clear of controversy.
"I informed about my absence. I don't know who is against me," said Sreesanth.
Source: IANS
Sreesanth is a shame to all Mallus. Hes brought nothing but shame to the game and to Kerala. KCA should ban him from representing Kerala and playing any form of cricket in Kerala or any part of India. He is a shame and disgrace, ask any mallu or any Indian for that matter; take an opinion poll & 99% will be against him being slected to play for Kerala or India.
Money & fame has got into the guy's head & no amount of praying at Shabarimala or any other place will help in curing this guy's ego. Once the money runs out from endorsement he will slowly learn, Snowwhite apparels, Parachute etc have already dissassociated themselves from him. Hope he realizes atleast now that hes been behaving like a JERK of the nth Order...
"I informed about my absence. I don't know who is against me," said Sreesanth. **** the whole country is against you dumbo !!! Wake up to reality, mallus were the only guys who stood by you before u started your sick antics. Now its probaly only your mom who stands by you.
KCA wake up before u start pampering the monster once again and for Gods sake dont give the state such captain......
IT IS ABOUT TIME SREESANTH GOT THE BOOT. I AM ALSO FROM KERALA AND WAS PROUD WHEN HE WAS SELECTED INTO THE TEAM. HE WAS GOOD BUT ONCE HE SAW MONEY AND FAME HE STARTED LOSING INTEREST IN THE GAME. HE IS ONLY SEEN DOING ADS, PARTYING AND MAKING HEADLINES IN THE WRONG WAYS.
IF SREE DOES NOT IMPROVE THEN GIVE THE CHANCE TO OTHER YOUNGSTERS WHO WILL TAKE THE JOB MORE SERIOUSLY. WHAT HE HAS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT IT THE GAME WHICH MADE HIM THE MONEY, AND ONCE HE HAS MADE MONEY HE IS DISRESPECTING THE GAME.
IT IS REALLY A SHAME FOR KERALA BY THE BEHAVIOR OF SREESANTH. A BIG SHAME.