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Home / News / Sports News / BCCI reduces Sreesanth's ban to 7 years: Details here
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BCCI reduces Sreesanth's ban to 7 years: Details here

BCCI reduces Sreesanth's ban to 7 years: Details here
Written by Ayush Gupta
Aug 20, 2019, 08:50 pm 3 min read
BCCI reduces Sreesanth's ban to 7 years: Details here

Former Indian pacer S Sreesanth can breathe a sigh of relief after the BCCI reduced his life ban to seven years. The BCCI Ombudsman Justice (retired) DK Jain made this announcement on Tuesday, as his ban would come to an end in September 2020. The decision comes five months after the Supreme Court had asked the BCCI to reconsider the length of his ban.

Spot-fixing
Sreesanth was involved in spot-fixing

In what is considered to be the worst controversy to date in the IPL, Sreesanth, along with Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, playing for Rajasthan Royals (RR) were alleged to be involved in spot-fixing in 2013. Following the allegations, there was an investigation as the three were found guilty of this heinous crime. The trio was handed a life ban by the BCCI.

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"Mr. Sreesanth has already suffered sufficient punishment"

"It was thus, pleaded by the Ld. Counsel that having regard to all these factors, Mr. Sreesanth has already suffered sufficient punishment for the alleged offenses and therefore, he does not deserve further sanctions," said Justice Jain in his order.

Circumstances
Justice Jain points out "few mitigating circumstances" in BCCI's sanctions

Justice Jain further pointed out that while the BCCI had reported 'erratic behavior' from the player during their ongoing investigation back then, nothing was brought on record by them. "On the contrary, he was regularly participating in the national and international matches. In the report of the Commissioner, there is no allegation that Mr. Sreesanth did not co-operate in the inquiry," added Justice Jain.

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Justice Jain convinced of 'mitigating circumstances'

"Additionally, the BCCI has not been able to controvert the specific plea of Mr. Sreesanth that the offenses allegedly committed by him did not substantially damage the commercial value of the IPL matches, or even the final result of the subject match," continued Justice Jain.

Prime years
Justice Jain believes Sreesanth's prime years are nearly over

While Justice Jain went onto bring the ban down to seven years, he added that Sreesanth's prime years are already over. "I am of the view that banning Mr. Sreesanth from participating in any kind of commercial cricket or from associating with any activities of the BCCI or its affiliates, for a period of seven years with effect from 13/09/2013," he concluded.

Delighted
Sreesanth expresses delight following reduction of ban

Meanwhile, following the reduction of his ban to seven years, Sreesanth expressed delight and relief, while he was happy that his efforts have finally bore fruit. "It's God's grace that I have finally managed to come out of this and hopefully, I can be active in cricket again," he was quoted as saying to MyKhel.

Author's take
Too late for Sreesanth to resume his career?

While it could be a breather for Sreesanth, it is still not sure how Sreesanth would find his way back to competitive cricket. Meanwhile, the author strongly agrees with Justice Jain's opinion that Sreesanth's prime time as a pacer could well be over at the age of 36. However, it would still be interesting to see if he gets to play the IPL again.

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Ayush Gupta is the Sports Editor at NewsBytes. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer and is also a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) maniac. He can be followed on Twitter @Ayush24x7.
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