Sreesanth walks out of jail, says will abide by the law

After spending 26 days behind bars in the T20 League spot-fixing case, cricketer Sreesanth was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday along with Ankit Chavan and 17 others.

After spending 26 days behind bars in the T20 League spot-fixing case, cricketer Sreesanth was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday along with Ankeet Chavan and 17 others.

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Sreesanth, who was arrested along with Chavan and another player Ajit Chandila on May 16 from Mumbai by Delhi Police, did not speak to waiting media outside Tihar Jail.

All the 19, including Sreesanth, Chavan and 14 alleged bookies, were granted bail on Monday by a court in New Delhi.

Sreesanth was in police custody for the first 13 days while for the rest of the period he was lodged in Tihar Jail.

In between, Chavan was granted interim bail for his marriage.