Kerala High Court had restored the life ban imposed by BCCI on cricketer S Sreesanth on Tuesday.
S Sreesanth has hinted that he may move to another country and look to represent them if he is not allowed to play for India by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The cricketer feels that 'there is still a lot of cricket left in him'.
Earlier, a division bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday has restored the life ban imposed on cricketer S Sreesanth by the BCCI in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
"BCCI has imposed the ban, not ICC. If not India, I can play for any other country, because am 34 now and I can only play for maximum six more years. As a person who loves cricket, I want to play cricket. And not only that, BCCI is a private firm; it is only us who say that this is the Indian team, but you know BCCI is a private body after all," Sreeanth was quoted as saying by Asianet during an event in Dubai.
"So, if I play for any other country, it probably may be the same. Yes, representing Kerala in Ranji Trophy is different. I had hoped to win Ranji Trophy, Irani for Kerala, but the decision rests up on the BCCI," he added.
The Kerala HC bench, comprising Chief Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh and Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan, gave the verdict on a petition filed by the BCCI against a single-judge bench's order, lifting the life ban imposed on the 34-year-old pacer. The division bench said there was no violation of natural justice against the cricketer and quashed the single bench order in Sreesanth's favour.
In its appeal, the BCCI had said the decision to ban the cricketer was taken based on the evidence against him. The single-judge bench had on August 7 lifted the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI. Justice A Muhamed Mustaque had also set aside all proceedings against Sreesanth initiated by the board.
Following the verdict, Sreesanth took to Twitter expressing his displeasure terming it as the "worst decision ever". The 34-year-old questioned about the IPL franchisees Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals who were suspended for two years from the league after their owners were found guilty of corruption. Both the teams are set to return next year.
The pacer said he will continue fighting and questioned why he was being targeted despite the Lodha report submitting 13 names in a sealed envelope to the Supreme Court after its investigation related to the spot-fixing saga.
"And what about the accused 13 names in Lodha report?? No one wants to know about it?i will keep fighting for my right..God is great," Sreesanth tweeted on Tuesday.
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