NEW DELHI: Former India fast bowler Sreesanth made a startling revelation about his tenure with Kochi Tuskers Kerala, a team that played only one IPL season back in 2011 and was terminated in the following season for breaching the terms of the agreement.
The team, which featured prominent players such as Brendon McCullum, Mahela Jayawardene, and Ravindra Jadeja, alongside Sreesanth himself, apparently failed to fulfill its financial obligations to the players.
According to Sreesanth, the Kerala franchise has yet to settle the outstanding payments owed to the cricketers who represented the team.
“They have to pay a lot of money,” Sreesanth said when asked about Kochi Tuskers. “They still haven’t. You should get Muralitharan sir (Muttiah Muralitharan), you should get Mahela (Mahela Jayawardene) and in your show they will only tell you. McCullum was also there, and Jadeja.”
Sreesanth also revealed that the franchise was meant to participate in the league for three seasons. However, after their inaugural campaign in 2011, the team faced suspension.
The pacer further mentioned that the players associated with the Kochi franchise have refrained from publicly discussing the team’s failure to settle their outstanding payments.
“Please guys, BCCI has literally paid you, I think. Please pay us…anyway whenever you’re paying, remember the 18% interest every year. I feel by the time my kid gets married, we will definitely receive the money (laughs). The team was supposed to be for three years, and the team got terminated in the first year. I think no one has spoken about it. Even now when the players meet, they talk about it,” he said.
The team, which featured prominent players such as Brendon McCullum, Mahela Jayawardene, and Ravindra Jadeja, alongside Sreesanth himself, apparently failed to fulfill its financial obligations to the players.
According to Sreesanth, the Kerala franchise has yet to settle the outstanding payments owed to the cricketers who represented the team.
“They have to pay a lot of money,” Sreesanth said when asked about Kochi Tuskers. “They still haven’t. You should get Muralitharan sir (Muttiah Muralitharan), you should get Mahela (Mahela Jayawardene) and in your show they will only tell you. McCullum was also there, and Jadeja.”
Sreesanth also revealed that the franchise was meant to participate in the league for three seasons. However, after their inaugural campaign in 2011, the team faced suspension.
The pacer further mentioned that the players associated with the Kochi franchise have refrained from publicly discussing the team’s failure to settle their outstanding payments.
“Please guys, BCCI has literally paid you, I think. Please pay us…anyway whenever you’re paying, remember the 18% interest every year. I feel by the time my kid gets married, we will definitely receive the money (laughs). The team was supposed to be for three years, and the team got terminated in the first year. I think no one has spoken about it. Even now when the players meet, they talk about it,” he said.
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