Veteran Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth has been excluded from the final shortlist of 292 players who will go under the hammer at the IPL 2021 Auction on February 18th in Chennai. According to reports, the 38-year-old had registered himself among 1114 players for the auction and had set a base price of ₹75 lakh.
However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the shortlist after each of the eight franchises sent their list of preferred players to the board. The fast bowler from Kerala did not feature in the final auction list, released by the BCCI on Thursday. Returning from a seven-year suspension for his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal, the speedster featured in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Kerala this year and scalped four wickets. Sreesanth had set himself a base price of Rs 75 lakh. In 2013, Sreesanth – who was once considered one of the finest right-arm fast bowlers – was arrested from the team hotel in Mumbai along with his two other Rajasthan Royals teammates – Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila – for alleged involvement in spot-fixing in the IPL. While his seven-year ban was over last year, the IPL franchises still seem to be a bit apprehensive in picking him.
