Sreesanth can't get SA crowd to love him

It seems the locals here in South Africa haven't forgotten the infamous incident at the nearby Wanderers Stadium four years ago

It seems the locals here in South Africa haven't forgotten the infamous incident at the nearby Wanderers Stadium four years ago when S Sreesanth did a little dance for Andre Nel after smashing the notorious Protea quickie for a towering six.

India's pace spearhead S Sreesanth

Ever since that incident, Sreesanth has drawn a lot of heat from the crowds. On Friday, a spectator was ejected from the stadium for taunting the Kerala bowler. On Saturday, India captain M S Dhoni was very wise in placing Sreesanth in the inner ring, away from the hostility ufffd the boundary ropes. It gets even funnier as Sreesanth's name has been changed from 'Shanthakumaran Sreesanth' to 'Sree Sreesanth' by the local announcer here and even the Citizen Super Saturday tabloid based in Pretoria.

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Sreesanth sure does seem to have a long tour ahead of him.u00a0This dislike for Sreesanth was established once again while talking to a spectator close to theu00a0grandstand, "I can recollect that incident (at Wanderers) very well. He has always been a thorn in our flesh. I've heard he's a nice bloke, but can get a little annoying. I hope the SA batsmen can continue to take him apart in this series," he said. Later, after South Africa declared in the afternoon session, Sreesanth was seen sitting all by himself, almost in a state of disgust at the match officials' box. Mental Conditioning expert Paddy Upton and retired umpire Rudi Koertzen were also spotted in the same box. It sounds a bit cynical but it appeared as if Sreesanth wanted to stay away from his teammates. He has yet to take a wicket here.