Former India pacer S Sreesanth who had registered his name for the IPL 2021 auction to be held on February 18 in Chennai has failed to make the cut. Sreesanth, who returned to competitive cricket after serving out a seven-year ban for involvement in spot-fixing in IPL, was hopeful of making a comeback in the cash rich league with a base price of 75 lakhs. The Kerala pacer was one of the biggest names to miss out on the shortlisted names. Now, the former Big Boss contestant took to social media to share his views on the snub."I am disappointed not to be part of the final list of players in IPL auction - will be keep fighting, if I can wait for 8 years then I can wait for some more time, I am not giving up", he said in the video.
Before the start of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Sreesanth had claimed that he had some IPL enquiries which is why he was treating the domestic tournament for Kerala as a platform to showcase his abilities. Sreesanth was named in Kerala's Syed Mushtaq Ali Torphy squad. Kerala failed to go past the group stages despite winning three out of their five games. Sreesanth played all five matches for his state bowling 18 overs and managing to scalp four wickets at 44.50 and conceding runs at an economy of 9.88. A total of 1114 players had registered for the auction, of which the franchises shortlisted 292 names. Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara found takers as he was named in the final list with base price of 50 lakhs. 42-year-old Nayan Doshi, who was also one of the players to registered, too has been listed at a base price of Rs 20 Lakhs. He will be the oldest player up for grabs at the event. He also has some IPL experience playing for Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
