11 Indians fly home when Sreesanth takes a wicket

Dubai: Every time Indian pace bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth takes a wicket in the World Cup, 11 Indians freed from jail will each get a free ticket home, a local company promised yesterday.
Snowhite, a menswear chain, said that it will give 11 airline tickets for every wicket taken by Sreesanth. Hiroo D. Vassanani, managing director, said the distribution of the tickets will be at the discretion of the Indian Consulate. "The money for the tickets as per the number of wickets taken by Sreesanth will be paid to the Indian Community Welfare Committee [ICWC]," he said. "Sreesanth was chosen because we wanted to encourage budding cricketers," he said.
16/03/07 Sunita Menon/Gulf News, United Arab Emirates

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