Eager to make an India comeback after being laid low by injuries and lack of form, temperamental pacer S Sreesanth has said he has adopted a self-centred approach towards the game to reclaim his place in the national side.
The five-day Irani Cup match between Mumbai and the Rest of India, commencing at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, offers a good chance for some India rejects to press for recalls and other aspirants to showcase their talent in front of the national selectors.
Sreesanth pointed out that the BCCI had banned him, not ICC and, therefore, he is free to play for any other country.
Fast bowler S Sreesanth did his bit in helping the side prepare for the second ODI against England by bowling during the net practice in Kochi.
Rajasthan Royals' owners are all set to sell half of their stakes in order to give the side a much needed financial boos
"If I had any link with him, I would not have been here. I would have been in Dubai or some other place. If I had known people like him, I would not have been cricketer," said Sreesanth on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore.
He has two platinum nails inserted into his big toes and has cut down his run-up but pacer S Sreesanth says he has "a lot of fire in my belly" as he prepares for his comeback to the national team.
Left-handed opener Abhinav Mukund was named captain of the Indian 'A' side that will take on England in a warm-up game in New Delhi on January 6.
In the final, Gambhir had played a match-winning knock of 75 runs off just 54 balls.
As many as 144 players, including Indian Test batsman VVS Laxman, pacer S Sreesanth and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, will go under the hammer at the players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on February 4.
Domestic giants Mumbai crashed out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after suffering their third straight defeat
India pacer S Sreesanth has been ruled out of action for five months due to injuries on his toes that will require two surgeries.
Injured medium pacer S Sreesanth in all likelihood will miss the first three games of Rajasthan Royals in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League.
Indian pacer S Sreesanth has been sidelined for up to eight weeks due to a toe injury, ruling him out of contention for the four-Test series against Australia starting December 26.
Star players Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan expectedly returned to the team as the national selectors on Saturday announced a full-strength 17-member Test squad for India's upcoming tour of England starting mid July.
Out-of-favour seamer Irfan Pathan finds inspiration in S Sreesanth's spectacular return to international cricket and believes he too can claw his way back to the Indian team with some solid performances in domestic cricket.
In a major goof-up, the BCCI on Saturday forgot to mention batsman Abhinav Mukund's name in its contracted list of cricketers.
The International Cricket Council has approved Indian speedster S Sreesanth's inclusion in the India's World Cup squad while also confirming Callum Ferguson and Jason Krejza as replacements in the Australian side.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar were rested and Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath and Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhimaan Saha recalled to India's 16-member ODI squad for the tour of the West Indies.
Temperamental India speedster S Sreesanth was involved in a brief altercation with Australian captain Ricky Ponting during the World Cup warm-up game in Bangalore.
India's World Cup preparations appear to have suffered a major setback with pacer Praveen Kumar's participation looking doubtful for the upcoming tournament, beginning in Dhaka on February 19, because of a recurring injury. According to sources, the Uttar Pradesh pacer is likely to miss the tournament as he hasn't fully recovered from the elbow injury he sustained in South Africa last month.
Karnataka medium pacer Abhimanyu Mithun and Uttar Pradesh's Praveen Kumar have been named as their replacements.
Karnataka pacer R Vinay Kumar on his showing in the IPL, the joy of being selected for the West Indies tour, and how he started bowling like Lasith Malinga.
S Sreesanth was rebuked by his own captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his verbal spat with rival captain Graeme Smith.
Reader M C Girish spotted India pacer S Sreesanth at his restaurant 'Bat and Ball Inn' in Bangalore.
Bad light thwarted South Africa's victory charge after Sachin Tendulkar had created history by hitting his 50th Test century on day four of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion, on Sunday.
A spectator was ejected from the ground on Friday after India pace bowler S Sreesanth complained to the umpires about verbal abuse on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
What things should they improve upon to make a comeback in the second Test, beginning in Colombo, on Monday.
India pacer S Sreesanth says 'India is getting a taste of its own medicine' in the ongoing series with England.
India pacer S Sreesanth says the banter from the Trent Bridge crowd spurred him on to a productive opening day in the second day against England on Friday.
Before leaving for England, S Sreesanth spoke to Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian and expressed his delight at the World Cup triumph, the challenges that lie ahead in England and how desperate he is to bowl fast again.
S Sreesanth is all set to leave Kerala cricket. The cricketer, while speaking to media persons in Kochi, said that he was ill treated by the Kerala Cricket Association authorities and that he is seriously thinking of representing some other state in the Ranji trophy.
Ruled out of the West Indies Test series due to an elbow injury, India pacer S Sreesanth is hoping to be fit for the England tour next month.
Ricky Ponting-led Australia will be keen to get vital match practice, and key Indian players returning from injuries are looking to assess their fitness, when the visitors and Board President's XI clash in a three-day practice match in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, who is recovering from a toe injury, is unsure of being fit in time for the fifth Indian Premier League, which begins on April 4.
Chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Tuesday refused to discuss the omission of pace bowler S Sreesanth from India's squad for the cricket World Cup, to be held in the subcontinent from February 19 to April 2, saying he needs the permission of the Board of Control for Cricket in India to do so.
An unrepentant India paceman S Sreesanth said he did not get personal with Graeme Smith in the second Test in Durban and he was simply retaliating to the South African captain's taunt that he was not a good bowler.
Completely outsmarted by Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday admitted that lack of experience in the pace attack and failure to build partnerships proved costly for his team in the opening Test in Galle.
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