Sreesanth is expected to make a comeback to competitive cricket after serving a ban of almost seven years. He last played his last competitive game in 2013 during the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was then banned for life after being accused of spot-fixing. However, after being cleared of the charges, the BCCI reduced the ban which is expected to end in September this year. Recently, Sreesanth recalled the times when he went through depression during his ban.

During his ban, Sreesanth acted in films for his bread and butter, but he always missed the game. Last year, he was also seen on the reality show Bigg Boss hosted by film star Salman Khan. Even before that, after being arrested and during the investigation, he witnessed a lot of things which could’ve led to some intense amount of depression.

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Recently during a conversation on an Instagram session with CricTracker, the 37-year-old recalled the tough times and admits that he witnessed a phase of depression. He said, “‘I went through a very bad stage of depression, I was in a very bad state. I literally went to hell and came back, except death everything happened.”

Sreesanth also acted him some South Indian movies, but the tag of a ‘fixer’ has always stayed with him, despite the charges being removed. Rather he was even banned from performing at Sharjah stadium when he was supposed to perform as a filmstar.

The veteran pacer added, “It was very tough for my family, we didn’t even go to temples. I wasn’t even allowed to perform at Sharjah stadium as a filmstar. There was a lot of struggle.”

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However, forgetting his dreaded, Sreesanth is training hard now to maintain his fitness ahead of the commencement of the Indian domestic season. He has been included in Kerala’s probable team for the Ranji trophy and is looking forward to making a comeback to the turf as and when possible.