Quiet Sreesanth

Has Sreesanth said good bye to his tantrums ? He has definitely become quiet now. No antics after delivering the ball. Only thing that reminds of old Sreesanth is the hand movement while walking back to his bowling mark. But I think that Sreesanth minus his tantrums is less effective. Except his return test, he hasn't had much success and now that he is injured too.

Sreesanth reminds me of tennis genius John McEnroe of the eighties. I know talent-wise there is no comparison. McEnroe is considered a tennis great. The only similarity is that both are sun sign Aquarians ( McEnroe born on Feb 16 and Sreesanth on Feb 6 ) and both are known for their on-field tantrums.

In McEnroe's case, one felt that his cursing and racquet breaking tantrums often spurred him to perform better. Or it could be that the opponent loses his concentration on seeing such antics. Sometimes, it had opposite effect too, with McEnroe losing the game. I often felt the same way about a lesser talent like Sreesanth. His antics sometimes fired him to bowl better and it has the opposite effect when he is controlled by the tantrums.

Well it remains to be seen whether quieter Sreesanth is as effective as the earlier angry one.