Thread: Sreesanth is back!

"I'm more mature. I used to get really irritated if I didn't get the fifth wicket."
Sreesanth had helped India win their first-ever test in South Africa in 2006 but his national team future was in the balance after a series of incidents.
Last year, he broke down in tears after being slapped by compatriot Harbhajan Singh when the rival players clashed at the end of an Indian Premier League game. Harbhajan was banned but Sreesanth was blamed for provoking him.
Sidelined by injury early this year, he had a stint with English county Warwickshire but was again in trouble when India's national board threatened to suspend him from domestic cricket for an on-field clash with a rival player.
Sreesanth said ex-South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald, who was the Warwickshire bowling coach, helped him regain his focus.
"It was not easy bowling in July and August in England," he said. "He helped me a lot with my training, made me a little more professional."

Five-star Sreesanth puts India in sight of victory


S Sreesanth [ Images ] put India [ Images ] in sight of a huge victory against Sri Lanka [ Images ] with a five-wicket haul on Day 3 of the second Test, at Green Park, in Kanpur, on Thursday.
The visitors were tottering at 57 for four in 23 overs in their second innings at stumps, still trailing India by 356 runs, after being dismissed for 229 in their first essay.
Sreesanth, playing his first Test after a gap of nearly 18 months, claimed five wickets for 75 runs in 22 overs as the visitors conceded a 413 runs first innings deficit, India having amassed a mammoth 642 in their first innings.
Following-on, Sri Lanka were dealt an early blow when Sreesanth had Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ] caught behind for 11 in the fourth over of the innings.
Part-timer Virender Sehwag [ Images ] then claimed a wicket in his first over, trapping Tharanga Paranavitana leg before for 20.
Sri Lanka were left on the brink after their senior-most batsmen, Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (10) and Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] (11), fell in successive overs.
Earlier, Sreesanth, who bowled an extended spell of nine overs in the morning session, claimed the wickets of Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera [ Images ]. The Kerala [ Images ] pacer went on to complete his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket by scalping Prasanna Jayawardene [ Images ] and Rangana Herath [ Images ] in the post-lunch session.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha [ Images ] had a dream debut, returning with figures of two for 37 in 23 overs, while Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] claimed two for 54 in 21 overs in Sri Lanka's first essay.

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