Kochi: In what could be a shocking blow to former Indian pacer S Sreesanth, a division bench of the Kerala high court upheld Tuesday the appeal made by the BCCI against the earlier single bench verdict that lifted the life ban on the bowler in August this year.
The division bench of Chief Justice Navniti Prasad Singh ruled that the court cannot conduct a judicial review on the life ban imposed by the BCCI and hence upheld the appeal.
The court heard the appeal petition for the past two days and delivered its verdict, which has now for the time being ended Sreesanth’s hopes of not just playing for the Kerala Ranji side in their upcoming matches but also to take part in practice sessions at any place that comes under the BCCI or any state cricket association.
Now the only option before Sreesanth is to approach the apex court and, according to sources close to the bowler, he is likely to go in appeal against this verdict.
Indo-Asian News Service
