(born February 6, 1983 in
Kothamangalam,
Kerala, India) (also known as
S. Sreesanth,
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, and
Sreesunth for a brief period), is an Indian
cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for
Kerala and in the
Indian Premier League, he plays for
Kings XI Punjab. He is the first Kerala
Ranji player to play
Twenty20 cricket for India. A player of passion, he is noted for his exuberant and emotional behaviour, especially whilst appealing for and celebrating wickets. Such trademark behaviour has seen him frequently fined for violating the player conduct guidelines of the
International Cricket Council. He is known to bowl at speeds mostly around 142 km/h / 88 mph. Outside cricket, Sreesanth is a
psychology student. In his childhood, he was a
breakdancer, and had become a national champion when he was in eighth grade.
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