As Santhakumaran Sreesanth walked back after a training session on the eve of Kochi Tuskers Kerala’s opener, a bunch of fans screamed out to catch his attention. With one of them flaunting a hairstyle very similar that of the local hero, Sreesanth’s smile was broader and the ‘wave back’ exaggerated.
Sreesanth’s hairstyle isn’t as popular here, as say Lasith Malinga’s in Galle, but his mass following in the state cannot be debated. But interestingly, Kerala enjoys a bit of a blow-hot, blow-cold relationship with only the second cricketer from the state to have played Tests. They like him, but it’s safe to say that Sreesanth isn’t hero-worshipped in these parts. In a format where fan-base numbers are important to the balance sheet of the franchise, Sreesanth is very important for IPL 4’s new entrants. And like his team, the fast bowler too would want to connect with his home fans, who hardly ever get to watch him otherwise.
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