Swear On My Kids And Family, I Wasn't Involved In Match Fixing - Sreesanth

Former India cricketer Sreesanth, who recently got his lifetime ban scrapped by the Supreme Court, swore by his kids and family saying that he didn’t fix any games. The apex court is of the view that the case has not been handled properly and have given BCCI three months t decided on the quantum of the punishment.

BCCI’s disciplinary committee handed a lifetime ban to Sreesanth for spot-fixing in the 2013 Indian Premier League season. But the Supreme Court set aside that ban earlier this year and BCCI ombudsman Justice DK Jain then reduced the life bad to seven years.

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As a result, the 36-year-old fast bowler from Kerala can return to competitive cricket in September next year. Despite all the speculations, Sreesanth still maintains the same position as he is not guilty and that he will never ever fix any matches.

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The fast bowler also swore by his kids and family that he has never done anything of that sort. Sreesanth also said that his family is waiting to see him play cricket once again.

“I swear on my kids, I swear on my dad, who is ill but surviving for the last five-and-half years just to watch a match, I swear on my mom, who had her left leg amputated just one-and-half months back and who hasn’t given up hope of watching me in a match — I haven’t done it (spot-fixed in a game). I will never do it even for 100 crores,” Sreesanth told Indian Express.

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Sreesanth also revealed that there are many cricketers who are still playing cricket despite being involved in match-fixing. However, the cricketer wished not to name them as he feels it will not be easy for them to handle what he has gone through.

“To those players who did it (fixing) and are still playing, having a smiley face, I just want to say, I am not you guys. I can take names easily with proof (as I was shown by police) but I won’t do it. That’s not me. It has taken seven years for me to get back my life. Some of them are still playing, some retired — not just in this country but across the word. I don’t think they are strong enough to handle what I went through… they are all just accused and I don’t want to drag them,” Sreesanth concluded.

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