5 Indian cricketers whose lives would make interesting biopics

Winning Captain's Press Conference - 2011 ICC World Cup

5. S Sreesanth

India v Australia - 2011 ICC World Cup Warm Up Game

Sreesanth at the 2011 World CupA member of two world cup winning sides, Sreesanth was known mainly not only for his reverse swings but also his wicket celebrations. The pacer's aggressive style of appealing and celebrating did not go well with either batsmen or umpires.

His tiffs with various players include Hashim Amla, Matthew Hayden, Andre Nel, Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen to name a few.

His on-field behaviour had even cost him a percentage of his match fees on various occasions. Sreesanth was also supposedly slapped by Harbhajan Singh during an IPL match, which led to uncontrollable sobs from the pacer before the post match ceremony. However, the most controversial incident came when he was banned for life for a spot-fixing case along with Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, his teammates at the Rajasthan Royals.

After the infamous incident, Sreesanth was seen trying his hand at a dance show and also acting in Hindi and Malayalam cinema. Sreesanth now looks for a career in politics as well, as he prepares to contest from Thiruvananthpuram for the upcoming Kerala Assembly Elections.

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