With huge money and fame coming early in the career, young cricketers need a mentor to prevent them from going astray, according to pacer S Sreesanth.
Temperamental speedster S Sreesanth, who missed the ODI series against Sri Lanka because of swine flu, and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda were included in the ODI squad for the Tri-series announced by the BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan after a selection committee meeting in New Delhi.
Back in the Indian World Cup squad due to injury to his pace colleague Praveen Kumar, Kerala speedster S Sreesanth on Tuesday said he will look to do justice to the opportunity given to him.
The Indian cricket team heaved a sigh of relief after opener Gautam Gambhir, manager Mayank Parekh and video analyst Dhananjay tested negative for Swine Flu in Mohali on Saturday.
Sri Lanka's star off-spinner is likely to miss Wednesday's first Twenty20 International against India because of a bruised ligament injury on his fingers, visiting captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Tuesday.
There was no trace whatsoever of their stormy past as S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh -- the main protagonists in the 2008 Slapgate episode -- hobnobbed like long lost mates brought together by the ongoing second India-Sri Lanka second Test match in Kanpur on Thursday.
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis battled through the pain barrier to stroke a century on Monday but his heroics mean he is unlikely to play any further part in the third and final Test against India.
India would look to bat well on day three and put South Africa under pressure in the third and final Test in Cape Town, medium pacer S Sreesanth said.
Match referee Farokh Engineer, who is adjudicating in the slap row involving Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth began his hearing at the Maurya Sheraton in New Delhi on Monday afternoon. Besides Harbhajan and Sreesanth, Lalit Modi, Chief Commissioner of the Indian Premier League, and commentator Harsha Bhogle are attending the hearing.
India pacer Zaheer Khan is likely to miss the One-Day International series against South Africa after suffering an injury during the second and final Test in Kolkata.
Kerala pacer S Sreesanth, ruled out of the first Test against South Africa following a hamstring tear against Bangladesh in Chittagong last month, declared he is fully fit and ready to take on the Proteas.
Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said India has the resources to cope with the absence of Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth and the potential to beat South Africa in the forthcoming Test series.
India speedster S Sreesanth, who was left out of the national team for the Champions Trophy to be held in South Africa, is likely to be appointed captain of the Kerala Ranji Trophy team for the coming season.
India pacer S Sreesanth, who was hospitalised with swine flu, is on his way to recovery and is likely to be discharged on Wednesday. Punjab Cricket Association joint secretary GS Walia said the Kerala pacer currently doesn't have any fever and is in good spirit.
India pacer S Sreesanth is likely to miss Wednesday's Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka because of an upset stomach. 'He is not well. We are hoping he will get well before the game,' India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
In-form Indian pacer S Sreesanth on Tuesday hurt his finger in the nets but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni assured the injury was not serious and the speedster would play the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday.
Lavishing praise on temperamental pacer S Sreesanth for scripting India's record win over Sri Lanka in the second Test here, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said the comeback-bowler is as good as veteran Zaheer Khan when it comes to extracting reverse swing.
Claiming to be one of the most misunderstood cricketers in the world, born-again pacer S Sreesanth says he feared not playing for India again after a series of controversies plagued his career.
Images from Day 3 in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur on Thursday.
Comeback pacer S Sreesanth claimed five wickets for 75 runs as India made Sri Lanka follow-on in the second Test in Kanpur on Thursday. At stumps on Day 3, the visitors were 57 for 4 in the second innings, still trailing India by 356 runs.
Devdutt Padikkal sent a strong message to the national selectors before England ODIs as he slammed his fourth consecutive List 'A' ton as Karnataka beat Kerala by 80 runs
They both have throat infection and are feeling feverish, Indian captain Rahul Dravid said.
RP Singh has been ruled out with an abdominal strain while Sreesanth hasn't fully recovered from a shoulder injury.
S Sreesanth has not backed his aggressive temperament with good bowling and the speedster needs to change his habits to have any chance of playing for the national team again, feels former South African pacer Allan Donald.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed advocate Sudhir Nanavati as Commissioner for a preliminary inquiry into Harbhajan Singh's alleged slapping of India teammate and Indian Premier League opponent S Sreesanth.
Last year's slapping row with S Sreesanth and the subsequent ban firmly behind him, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says he is focused on making an impact in the Indian Premier League's second edition.
Reacting to Harbhajan's temporary suspension after he had allegedly slapped Kings XI Punjab player S Sreesanth, an unnamed official of the Mumbai Indians, while terming the incident at Mohali two nights ago as unfortunate, said they were confident that the issue would be sorted out soon.
Harbhajan Singh has been temporarily suspended from the IPL after video evidence against him in the clash with S Sreesanth.
Team India discard S Sreesanth put Warwickshire on a strong platform, capturing four wickets for 36 runs, as Yorkshire were reduced to 100 for 7 at close on the second day of their four-day match.
S Sreesanth will miss this year's Indian Premier League owing to a stress fracture, his IPL team Kings XI Punjab said in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Run continued to flow from V V S Laxman's blade, while S Sreesanth too dazzled in his debut for Warwickshire as both the Indians made their mark in their ongoing County Championship matches. At Old Trafford, Laxman hit a classy 193-ball 87, to top score for Lancashire, while Sreesanth came as the first change bowler and removed Adam Voges, Ali Brown and Mark Ealham for a decent figure of 14.1-1-65-3.
A self-confessed Bollywood fan, out-of-favour India pacer S Sreesanth has taken a three-day break from cricket to attend the 10th IIFA awards and has promised to surprise at the event which started in Macau on Friday.
Sreesanth disapproves of remarks made by Hardik, Rahul
Punjab seamer Manpreet Gony was on Saturday included in the Indian squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh after paceman S Sreesanth was ruled out due to a side strain, sustained in an Indian Premier League match.
Retired Australian opener Matthew Hayden has hit back at S Sreesanth by describing the Kings XI Punjab pacer as an over-rated bowler who "always loses cool under pressure" following the duo's face-off in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
"I have come to submit my report to the BCCI. It's a 14-page report. Whatever conclusion I intended to reach I have reached. It's for the BCCI to take appropriate action," Nanavati said before going in to hand over his report to BCCI's Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty.
Ricky Ponting has urged the Indian public to make its own judgement on Harbhajan Singh, after the off-spinner's attack on S Sreesanth.
A day after scoring a thumping win over Bangalore, members of the King's XI Punjab team interacted with kids at the KSCA.
A day after banning temperamental spinner Harbhajan Singh for a minimum of 11 matches, the Indian Premier League on Tuesday cracked the whip on umpire Amish Saheba by suspending him for two matches for his remarks against pacer S Sreesanth.
South Africa coach Micky Arthur alleged that both Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth had abused the Proteas players during their Test series against India earlier this year.
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