BCCI denies NOC to Sreesanth for playing in Scotland

Controversial fast bowler S Sreesanth’s much hyped out comeback to the game has hit a roadblock as the Board of Control for Cricket in India has denied him a No Objection Certificate (NOC), which effectively ends his hope of turning up for the Scotland Cricket League. “The BCCI has an internal mechanism and it was their disciplinary committee which slapped a life ban on Sreesanth after conducting its own probe in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match fixing case in which he was arrested in 2013,” said a source. The Kerala pacer has been banned for life by the BCCI for being involved in the spot-fixing scandal which hit the Indian Premier League in 2013. He was handed the ban when Delhi police framed him for being involved in such nefarious acts. As there were no opportunities available for him to make a comeback anywhere within the Indian cricket circuit, Sreesanth decided to shift to Scotland to play in the regional league. Ever since his ban, the mercurial pacer who represented India in 27 Tests, 53 ODIs, and 10 T20Is has featured in several reality shows and also forayed into politics when he unsuccessfully contested the Kerala Assembly elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.