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The cricketer was on Monday granted bail along with 18 others arrested on allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL by a Delhi court.
S Sreesanth walked out of Tihar Jail on Tuesday after spending nearly a month behind bars in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case.
Addressing the media after his release the cricketer said, "It was a testing phase for me, the last 27 days. It taught me a lot of things... I played the game with all the right spirit... I believe in the Indian judiciary and I am sure my innocence will be proved. I will surely abide by the process of law."
The cricketer was on Monday granted bail along with 18 others arrested on allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL by a Delhi court.
Sreesanth was arrested along with fellow Rajastha Royals players Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila on May 16 from Mumbai by the Delhi police. Sreesanth was in police custody for the first 13 days while for the rest of the period he was lodged in Tihar Jail.
"I am very happy and relieved. God has been kind to me. I must thank God first for sure and then my fans, family, friends, lawyer and all well wishers who stood by me during this testing time," he said.
Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan were released on bail this evening. However, their team-mate, Ajit Chandila has not applied for bail.
Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila were arrested on May 16, along with eleven bookies, and were charged under the Indian Penal Code section 420 and 120B, which deal with fraud, cheating and criminal conspiracy.
BCCI's ACSU chief Ravi Sawani, who is investigating the charges levelled against the three players, had submitted his report to the board yesterday and now the trio will be expected to depose before the commission.