Sreesanth broke quite a few hearts amongst his fans when he was arrested at a Mumbai hotel for spot-fixing during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. The BCCI also imposed a lifetime ban on him. While a Delhi court later acquitted him of all charges, the ban on playing cricket still remains. Whether or not his performance in the upcoming elections will make his cricket problems go away is yet to be seen, especially with prominent BJP strategist, Arun Jaitley, being one of the members of the BCCI committee which found the bowler guilty in the first place.

People have since then been wary of his latest political endeavour with the BJP, and it would do him well to be more mindful of the lost trust he needs to win in the future. It’s almost like hazing the new kid on the block; Sreesanth simply needs to pace himself for the long, arduous journey ahead of him.