Kochi: He may have been expecting a welcome as grand as that given to some of his fellow players in their respective hometowns, but Keralite speedster Sreesanth was just greeted by a few Shah Rukh Khan fan Club members.
Local cricket association and Kerala government officials were conspicuous by their absence when Sreesanth arrived at Kochi Airport a day after being felicitated by the Indian cricket board for the team’s One-Day series win in Australia.
"I was not sure for this kind of victory for India before leaving Kerala, but we all were hopeful that India will do good and try its best to win the series and that happened," said Sreesanth.
He was happy to see his family at the airport while fans placed the feather cap on his head and garlands around his neck, his father placed a traditional shawl around him.
Twin brothers S Sajib and S Mujib expressed disappointment over the absence of Kerala cricket Association officials at the airport.
“We represent the SRK Fans Club in Kochi and Sreesanth is the chief patron of it here. So we came here to receive him at the airport and are very upset to see no one turning up at the airport to receive this star of Kerala.”
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