Ex-Indian Sensation S. Sreesanth Opens Up About Facing Discrimination and Unpaid Dues

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S.  Sreesanth is a former Indian cricketer who has been famous for his speedy pace and memorable contributions to the national team. He recently disclosed a shocking but true story of discrimination based on the regional difference in his identity. Furthermore, he did not fail to mention the unpaid fees he was owed by the neighborhood team, which ceased to exist and was earlier his team in the IPL 2011 edition.

Sreesanth Region-based discrimination

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Sreesanth was in the winning teams of the 2007 T20 World Cup as well as the 2011 ODI World Cup. He revealed that he had been treated badly for the entirety of his life. He was born in Kerala, by the way, and the cricket pundits made fun of him by calling him “Madrasi,”  a derogatory word used to refer to the local people from mostly Tamil Nadu.

Struggles for Sporting Achievements

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Despite their considerable accomplishments in the sports arena, namely playing the game across all categories. Sreesanth became the Indian representative while also recording 169 international wickets, and his journey has more often been blighted by prejudices and stereotyping. He went through this from childhood age-wise cricket fading to his doping with the Kerala Tuskers of Kochi in the IPL.

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The regionalism directing his splendid bowler’s career remains an unavoidable challenge.

Unpaid Dues from Kochi Tuskers, Kerala

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Besides, the issue of discrimination was also addressed by Sreesanth. The issue of unpaid dues owed to him by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise had been going on for a long time. According to the case, it was Sreesanth himself who played for the team during the 2011 IPL season.

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Along with other players such as Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, and Brendon McCullum. But Sreesanth has disclosed that the franchise has yet to pay the salary to him and his fellow international stars. Fuming with rage and feeling deceived by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise management for their delay in payment of his dues.

Sreesanth implored the management to fulfill their financial obligations promptly. He emphasized the hardships of the people who lost their jobs and requested that BCCI be fast and make sure that justice comes to everyone.

Also, Sreesanth mentioned that education on the subject is lacking in the public discourse, and he advised the cricketers to speak out so that the owners are more accountable and answerable.

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