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Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

Full name: Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

Born: 6th February 1983, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Teams: India (Test: 2005/06-2007/08); India (ODI: 2005/06-2007/08); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2007/08); Kerala (Main FC: 2002/03-2005/06); Kerala (Main ListA: 2002/03-2004/05); Kerala (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); All teams

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Luckless Deccan lose again, Punjab move to 18

Punjab scrape through to the semi-finals in a last ball thriller

Akram gives tips to Indian bowlers

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Galleries: Sreesanth's Felicitation - 2007

KCA felicitate the cricketers for their remarkable performance – 2005

Sreesanth's Felicitation - 2005

Pictures: Sreesanth in action

Chat with S Sree Santh, Sreekumar Nair and SK Nair

Sreesanth celebrates the wicket of Yasir Hameed

Sreesanth & Yuvraj celebrate the wicket of Salman Butt

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Sreesanth is the only Kerala bowler to have taken a Ranji Trophy hat-trick. That has been his calling card for a long time, but suddenly 2007 has been a season in which he really came of age. Bowling well in the test series in South Africa was topped up by a consistent performance in the T20 world cup, again in South Africa, and in between there were inconsistent performances on the tour of England. Even then his ability is not lost on any one as he can generate decent pace and swings the ball away from the right handed batsmen at will, thus this becomes his most potent weapon. This may be one of the reasons why he was selected for the Duleep trophy in his first season itself and that, after scalping 22 wickets in his first seven games. Though a touch expensive in ODIs, he has the knack of talking to and thus motivating himself to do better With an aggressive approach to the stumps and the game, he has been courting trouble fro all quarters, be it the opposition or the team mates. He copped flak from the visiting Australians in October 2007, and then on tour Down Under the following December. When South Africa came calling in March 2008, even they complained of his rash on-field behaviour. He clashed with his team mate Harbhajan Singh during the IPL, after which he was slapped by Bhajji, leaving him in tears in front of the whole world. He is a great dancer and the prankster in the dressing room, though he has mellowed down after the ‘slap incident’. He was bought by the Mohali franchise to play for their team Kings XI Punjab.
Profile DateLine: 5th June 2008

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	14	21	7	217	35	15.50	0	0	64.97	2

Test Career Bowling (2005/06-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
India	2873	112	1573	50	5-40	31.46	1	0	57.46	3.28

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	42	57	19	388	35	10.21	0	0	46.41	8

First-Class Career Bowling (2002/03-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	7649	284	4165	128	5-40	32.53	3	0	59.75	3.26

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	41	16	8	34	10*	4.25	0	0	36.17	6

One-Day International Career Bowling (2005/06-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	1925	14	1856	59	6-55	31.45	1	1	32.62	5.78

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	60	26	13	100	33	7.69	0	0	47.61	7

One-Day Career Bowling (2002/03-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	2909	31	2708	78	6-55	34.71	2	1	37.29	5.58

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	10	3	2	20	19*	20.00	0	0	142.85	2

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	204	2	288	7	2-12	41.14	0	0	29.14	8.47

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	28	9	4	39	19*	7.80	0	0	90.69	5

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	571	2	814	29	3-29	28.06	0	0	19.68	8.55