Supreme Court revokes life ban on Sreesanth

The Supreme Court, on Friday, revoked the life ban imposed on Sreesanth for his involvement in the much-hyped spot-fixing case of the 2013 IPL.
The court has asked the board (BCCI) to reconsider its decision on Sreesanth’s life ban. The BCCI has three months to come up with a fresh punishment for the 36-year-old.
“Life ban given to Mohammed Azharuddin (former India captain) was overturned. Pakistan's Salim Malik got a life ban but it was overturned. Hansie Cronje was given life ban but he died in a plane crash when proceedings were not closed,” Sreesanth's lawyer Salman Khurshid was quoted saying the court.
Along with two other Rajasthan Royals cricketers Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila, Sreesanth was arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly involved in spot-fixing in the 6th edition of the IPL in 2013. Subsequently, all three cricketers were banned for life by the BCCI.
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