Sreesanth retires: Spot-fixing to slapgate, Top 5 controversies Sreesanth was involved in

During the India tour of South Africa in 2005, Sreesanth continued to have an altercation with South African captain Graeme Smith and his pacer Andre Nel. During one of the Test matches, Nel bowled a bouncer at Sreesanth and gave a good, long stare. Indian pacer was not going to take it lightly. Next ball, Sreesanth smashed him down the ground for a maximum and then started dancing to tease the pacer. Nel smiled and went back to his run-up. (Source: Twitter)

Sreesanth also participated in one India's most-watched reality shows Bigg Boss in 2018. Here, he was seen picking fights with his co-contestants including actor Karanvir Bora. Bora and he were friends at the start of the season but as the episodes went by, they became enemies and were always at loggerheads. Post the show, they became friends again. (Source: Twitter)

The IPL spot-fixing of 2013 ended Sreesanth's career. Post his involvement in the scandal, BCCI had banned him for life. Later his ban was cut short. SC had removed all ban from him but Sreesanth could return to play only this year, when he marked return to first-class cricket after a gap of nine years. (Source: Twitter)

During India's 2007 tour of England, Sreesanth, agitated by Kevin Pietersen, bowled a beamer at the batter. The England cricketer was frightened by that delivery. Sreesanth apologised but many experts, including former cricketer and expert Michael Atherton, believed he should have been banned for one match for bowling that lethal delivery. He also said that he does not believe that the beamer was bowled accidentally. (Source: Twitter)

In the 2008 season of IPL, after a match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians, Harbhajan Singh had allegedly slapped Sreesanth. The pacer who played for Punjab then had started crying on the pitch. Harbhajan had denied slapping him and the cameras too had not recorded anything. Later, both made a patch up and became friends again. (Source: Twitter)