‘I didn't want people to glare at my daughter and say the daughter of accused Sreesanth’
The naming ceremony of my lucky daughter is scheduled on 19th August'
Dubai: "Aye zindagi gale laga le" is the ringtone of S Sreesanth. The 32-year-old pace bowler and his wife Bhuvaneshwari Kumari didn't bring their 45-day old daughter to Delhi on Saturday – on the day of IPL spot-fixing hearing- but the duo could not wait longer to fly back to Kochi to greet and hug their "lucky daughter".
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"Only my wife came to Delhi with me on the day of hearing. I didn't want people to glare at my daughter and say "the daughter of accused Sreesanth," the right arm fast bowler said minutes after landing at Kochi airport on Sunday.
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"I had booked my ticket for the afternoon flight on Sunday but post mid-night changed my travel plan and booked our tickets for 6.30 AM flight from Delhi to Kochi," he said exclusively over telephone, while on his way to his Kochi home on Sunday morning.
"It was too late for Indigo Airlines’ pilot to know our presence in the aircraft but people in the plane and co-passengers at the airport did greet us, hugged me and congratulated. It was indeed a great experience at the airport,” Sreesanrh added.
"We want to reach home as fast as we can and greet our daughter," Sreesanth added. (Photo: PTI)
And that's my lovely angel little Sree..u all have been waiting to c her pic..here she is my world pic.twitter.com/atI4I06Vb1
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) July 14, 2015(Photo: Twitter)
"The naming ceremony of my lucky daughter is scheduled on 19th August. At present we call small baby by nickname Sreekutty. The same name is not likely to be permanent post 19th August but we are trying to search a name which bears a good meaning in Malyalam and Rajasthani languages," he further added.
In December 2013, Sreesanth got married to Bhuvneshwari Kumari of Jaipur's Shekhawat family. She is the daughter of Hirendra Singh Shekhawat and Muktha Singh in Rajasthan.
Sreesanth is in no hurry to make comeback in the Indian team.
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"I have waited so long for this verdict. Will not hurry till the Indian cricket board decides to change its stance. I will start with a small private academy and will try to cement my place for the Ranji Trophy and then think of getting into the Indian side," he signed off.