#Watch: S Sreesanth Celebrates His 1st Wicket In First-Class Cricket After Nine Long Years In Unique Style

Team India discard Kerala pacer S Sreesanth picked up his first wicket in first-class cricket after nine years when he dismissed Aryan Bora in a recent Ranji Trophy match against Meghalaya.

The aggressive cricketer was on cloud nine and celebrated his success in a unique style by giving his ‘Pranaam’ to the cricket pitch.

The veteran cricketer was seen lying down on the ground and kissing the pitch after taking the wicket of Bora. Somehow, Sreesanth registered average figures of two for 40 in his 11.5 over spell in the first innings. However, he was not able to grab any wickets in the second essay.
 

Now that’s my 1st wicket after 9 long years..gods grace I was just over joyed and giving my Pranaam to the wicket ..❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #grateful #cricket #ketalacricket #bcci #india #Priceless pic.twitter.com/53JkZVUhoG

— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) March 2, 2022

“Now that’s my 1st wicket after 9 long years..gods grace I was just overjoyed and giving my Pranaam to the wicket .. #grateful #cricket #ketalacricket #bcci #india #Priceless," Sreesanth captioned the video of his celebration which he tweeted.

The fiery pacer is playing first-class cricket for the first time since 2013. The 38-year-old has so far bagged 213 wickets in first-class cricket, which includes six five-wicket hauls in his kitty.

The Kerala pacer was serving a life ban from cricket by BCCI for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Later it was reduced to seven years after several appeals. He has featured in 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20Is for India. The temperamental pacer last played international cricket in August 2011.