The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has issued a show-cause notice to Sreesanth claiming that the former World Cup winner has given ‘false and defamatory’ statements against the Cricketing Body in support of Indian cricketer Sanju Samson.
Sree also questioned the Kerala Cricket Association for not including Samson in their Vijay Hazare Trophy squad. The Kerala board has clarified that the show cause notice was not issued because Sreesanth had backed Samson but for the allegations that he made.
“When Sreesanth was in jail facing allegations in the infamous match-fixing scandal, KCA officials visited and supported him.”
“Although the court quashed the criminal case, it is a fact that he has not been acquitted in the match-fixing case. In such a situation, there is no need for Sreesanth to take up the protection of other players,” said the board in a statement.
“It was only because of KCA’s protective approach that Sreesanth was given opportunities in matches, including the Ranji Trophy, after completing his sentence. It is worth investigating whether other associations have taken such a favorable approach towards players involved in match-fixing,” the statement added.
According to statement Kerala Cricket Association said that the former cricketer had violated his contractual terms of the co-owner of the Kollam Sailors franchise in the Kerala Cricket League.
The cricket association also brought up the spot-fixing case against the former bowler in order to retiterate on the fact that the cricketing body always supported players when in need.
The 42 year old was arrested by Delhi Police in 2013 on charges of Spot-fixing and banned from cricket.
In 2015, Patiala House Court dropped charges against the former India player. Sree had questioned the KCA and their ability to produce an international player apart from Samson.
Sanju Samson who played in the five match T20I series in England’s tour of India has fractured his index finger after being hit by a delivery from Jofra Archer during the fifth T20I and will be missing action for more thatn a month.
Sanju Samson has returned to his home Thiruvananthapuram and will only start training after completing his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
