"It's most unfortunate to hear what we are hearing now about Sreesanth," Mathew told IANS.
Incidentally Sreesanth's on-and-off field antics also did not go down well with many Keralites and soon there was a flood of jokes based on Sreesanth.
With his popularity graph on the rise, many filmmakers also made a bee line to rope in the pacer and superstar Mammootty together. Mammootty was asked if he was going to act with Sreesanth and pat came the reply: "It's like this, he is acting with me and not vice-versa."
Sreesanth is yet to act in a film, even though there were reports he had been signed. And at times his name was also linked with the film industry and the latest that was being heard was that he was going to get married in September this year, but the identity of the lady is yet to be made public.
Injuries also plagued Sreesanth and his late Wednesday night arrest comes at a time when he was of the firm belief that he would be selected to tour South Africa.
Sreesanth till date has represented the country in 27 Tests (87 wickets), 53 ODIs (75) and 10 T20Is (seven wickets).
With TV channels airing the spot-fixing charges from Thursday morning on, the home of Sreesanth here, which has always been a crowded one, was Thursday silent with his family preferring to speak over phone only.
"I am sure my son will do no wrong," said his mother.
And now with reports of this scandal involving Sreesanth's close friend, a bookie who has also been arrested by the police, it is going to be a bit tough for Sreesanth, with the BCCI getting into the act and having suspended the three players.
