Sreesanth

Sreesanth is a religious person.

On his arrival in Mumbai for the crucial league match

against Mumbai Indians in the IPL league,

he wanted to visit Prabha Devi Temple in the morning.

With the help of former journalist, he fulfilled his wish.

 

'Santh'

 — the latter part of his name —

 means calm in Hindi.

Sreesanth is Mr Cool off the field.

He is friendly.

He enjoys his music and life.

But

 give him a cricket ball

 and he becomes a different person.

 

He is full of aggression.

His glares and antics make him Mr Hot.

Sreesanth's aggression

has landed him in trouble often enough.

 

Everyone remembers

his war dance at the Wanderers in South Africa

after he hit pacer Andre Nel for six.

Again,

he ran menacingly towards Hashim Amla

 after dismissing him.

 Of course,

Sreesanth was fined 30 per cent

 of his match fees for

 'unsportsmanlike conduct'.

But

that did not stop Sreesanth

from repeating his antics.

 In the ODI home series against the

Australians last year,

Sreesanth

had a running battle with

Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds.

Earlier, in England,

he courted controversy during the Trent Bridge Test

by deliberately shoulder-barging into England captain

 Michael Vaughan

 who was caught off guard.

There was more on show

 when he let slip a beamer to Kevin Pietersen,

who had to take evasive action.

Sreesanth

apologised after the completion of the over,

but these acts drew flak and resulted in heavy fines.

 

The fiery swing bowler is always in the news

for the wrong reasons.

Some say he does it for publicity.

 Some feel he represents a new generation of Indian cricketers

who believe in aggression on the field.

 

Again,

 aggression brings out

 the best in some cricketers.

Whatever be the reason behind

Sreesanth being the way he is,

the unexpected happened in the IPL.

Sreesanth,

playing for Kings XI Punjab,

 got the shock of his life when Harbhajan Singh

of the Mumbai Indians slapped him after their match in Mohali.

 While Harbhajan was banned for the

rest of the IPL and five ODIs,

many believe Sreesanth was lucky

to escape punishment.

Nonetheless,

 the BCCI warned Sreesanth to be careful in future.

 

Fortunately,

'Slapgate'

seems to have had a positive effect on Sreesanth.

He has started to focus more on bowling

 and taking wickets.

Sreesanth now prefers to show his aggression with the ball,

 and that helped Kings XI Punjab cruise

 into the semifinals of the IPL.

Post-Slapgate,

 there was a mellowed down Sreesanth

 on show in the IPL.

No antics or aggressive looks...

was it the same Sreesanth?

Many rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

 

Now that IPL is over,

 Sreesanth's next appearance will be in

 the tri-series in Bangladesh.

With the focus on him, many expect him

to be a different person as he is aware

 he is being watched.

Of course,

Team India needs Sreesanth

 to be aggressive with the ball.

 

Hinduism is more a way of life than a method of worship.

Dharmo Rakshati Rakshithaha

If you protect Dharma, Dharma will in turn protect you.

Hindus, If people slap you once, slap them twice!

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