Sreesanth pronunciation born February 6, 1983 in Kothamangalam, Kerala, India, also known as S. Sreesanth and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. A player of passion, he is noted for his exuberant and emotional behaviour, especially whilst appealing and celebrating wickets. Such trademark behaviour has seen him frequently fined for violating player conduct guidelines of the International Cricket Council. He is known to bowl at speeds mostly around 140kmph/88mph.
Sreesanth initially was a leg-spinner in his childhood, modelling his action on India's leading Test wicket-taker and now Test captain Anil Kumble. However, his habit of bowling yorkers led him to convert to fast bowling, after being encouraged by his elder brother. Following in the footsteps of fellow Kerala fast bowler Tinu Yohannan, who earned selection to the National Cricket Academy in 2000, Sreesanth was selected for the MRF Pace foundation in Chennai.