Sreesanth Biography

Sreesanth Biography | Sreesanth Profile Sreesanth Personal Information Full Name : Shanthakumaran Sreesanth Nick Name : Sree, Gopu, `The Prince of hat-tricks', Profession : Cricket player, aspiring poet Born : February 6, 1983 Birth Place : Kakur, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India Languages Known : Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi Education : * Choice School, Kochi & Florence Public School, Bangalore * Studying psychology Family : Father : Shanthakumaran Nair (a retired Life Insurance Corporation of India officer) Mother : Savithri Devi (Treasury department official) Brother : Dipu Santhan (runs a music company in Kochi) Sister : Nivedita (Television actress in Kerala) Brother-in law : Madhu Balakrishnan (play back singer) Cricket Batting style : Right-handed Bowling style : Right-arm fast-medium Clubs played : India, Asia XI, Kerala, Kerala Under-19s Cricket Debut Test debut : India v England at Nagpur - Mar 1-5, 2006 ODI debut : India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur - Oct 25, 2005 Twenty20 Int. debut : South Africa v India at Johannesburg - Dec 1, 2006 Working : as an assistant manager with Bharat Petroleum when not playing cricket. Coach : Dennis Lillee Guru : Pratyachch Mishra Favorites : Diety : Ganapati Spot : Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvaiyur Singer : Michael Jackson Books : 'Art of Fast Bowling'. 'Sunny Days', 'Why not you' Sports : Football, Table tennis, Hockey Leader : Dr.A.P.J.Kalam Sportsperson : Lance Armstrong, Allan Donald Author : Agatha Christie Hobbies and interests : * Avid reader, never misses newspaper articles also * Dancing. * Can draw portraits, sing well and write poems Religious artifacts in his room : Crystal Ganesha, Lord Krishna, Sai Baba, the Bible and an Arabic prayer book Inspiration : Dipu Santhan, his brother who played cricket at the university level. Guide and mentor : P Shivakumar (Ernakulam Cricket Club president) Cricket training : * Ernakulam CC. * MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. 'Jago India' : The song was written by him and sung by his brother-in-law singer Madhu Balakrishnan for an album 'Desh' Fame : Wanted it badly because he feels that this recognition is priceless. His characteristics : * Always wears a blue wristband on the field. * Carries a laptop with him and would like to watch the footage of the good balls bowled by him. Never worries about the bad balls. * On-field antics always catches the media attention and always a topic for discussion Superstition : Whenever he is out playing he asks his mother to light the lamp before the deity at home. Also insists the lamp should not be put out till the play is over. Brand Ambassador : Muthoot Group Car : Honda City Civic Coupe DX, The name of his home : Taj Break dance : He was the winner of the South Zone Boogie Woogie competition in 1995. Facts : * Played a lot of tennis ball cricket in his young age * Was the sports captain of Florence school and led the football, badminton, hockey and cricket teams. * In an inter-school competition of Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan he won the player of the tournament award. * His first break came at 18, when he was selected to attend the MRF Pace Foundation. He went to Australia as part of an exchange programme with Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy. * Initially a leg-spinner-cum-opening batsman inspired by Anil Kumble. Later, he decided to become a medium-pacer. * The colony where his home is located, was renamed Sreesanth Nagar. Now it is back to Kailash Nagar as most of the people were not happy with it. * Once when he wanted to meet Tendulkar he was stopped by a security guard. He managed to bluff his way in, saying that Tendulkar had paid for his scholarship. * Received an anonymous card 'Believe in your dreams. Don’t keep dreaming.' The lines are now imprinted in his heart. About him : Mother : "Cricket is in his blood. I knew he would be a sportsman. His mannerisms were like one. And all he wanted to do was play cricket." Brother : "I always encouraged him. I knew he has this passion for the game. He was a very determined boy. I think the best thing about Sree is that he set his goals very high from day one." Sister : "He is a god-fearing person. I think he has made it because of his deep faith to Guruvayurappan. " Moin Khan : 'This lad has the ability to go a long way and serve his country with merit and distinction.' Javagal Srinath : 'What impressed me most was his attitude' Coach : "I knew he would make it to the big league one day. Now the time has come. I am sure he will perform great. He is here to stay in the Indian cricket team." Himself : "I am a tidy person and I iron my uniform before every match." Records : * Sreesanth is the only Kerala bowler to have taken a Ranji Trophy hat-trick against Himachal Pradesh. * Sreesanth Is the second person from Kerala next to Tinu Yohannan to be in the Indian cricket team. * Sreesanth is one among the few bowlers who got selected for the Duleep Trophy in their first season. Philosophy in life : "Heads on shoulders. Feet on earth." Success mantra : Three D's in life, dedication, determination and discipline, are crucial for his success. Of these, he values personal discipline the most. Quote : "Aim higher and success will follow. Do not be content, and get stagnated with your own performance but aim higher to do better." AP Entertainment News, entertainment, entertainment news, Sreesanth biography, Sreesanth information, Sreesanth profile, profile of Sreesanth, Sreesanth age, Sreesanth bio, Sreesanth cricketer, cricketer Sreesanth, wallpaper of Sreesanth, wallpapers of Sreesanth, Sreesanth family, images of Sreesanth, Sreesanth photo, indian cricketers biography, indian cricketers profile, ODI, T20, Test, records, Sreesanth records in cricket,h2h,h2hworld,h2hhelp