'U- TURN' By Bharatiya Janata Party

A man who has been banned in September 2013, for life from playing Cricket by the BCCI, for his involvement in spot-fixing in the 2013 IPL season will be field from either Ernakulam or Thripunithura in Ernakulam Assembly constituency in Kerala.

The BJP’s State unit (Kerala) has been making an all-out effort to field prominent persons from different realms in certain segments where it hopes to register a win.

After meeting of the core committee of the party on Wednesday wanted to field Sreesanth from either Ernakulam or Thripunithura in Ernakulam Assembly constituency in Kerala and Sreesanth has expressed his willingness to accept the party’s offer.

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket, he played for Kerala and in the Indian Premier League, he played for Rajasthan Royals. He is also the first Kerala Ranji player to have played Twenty20 cricket for India. In September 2013, he was banned for life from playing Cricket by the BCCI, for his involvement in spot-fixing in the 2013 IPL season. Sreesanth is making his debut as an actor in the upcoming movie Big Picture.