Sreesanth blessed with a baby girl

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Controversial Indian medium-pacer S Sreesanth has been blessed with a baby girl.

The proud father tweeted about his first-born child and informed that both the baby and mother are doing fine on Saturday.

"It's a girl," he tweeted first and then said,

Thanks a lot for all the wishes ..Nd prayers..my sweet Nd beautiful baby Nd my love her mother is fine...

— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) May 9, 2015

As congratulations kept pouring in from friends and well-wishers, Sreesanth again tweeted today,

Very pleased Nd so so excited to let u all know that..we are blessed with a baby angel .on mother day eve..gods grace pic.twitter.com/9BXjpCutpe

— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) May 10, 2015

Married to his longtime girlfriend from Jaipur, Bhuvneshwari, who hails from a royal family in Rajasthan, the 32-year-old has enjoyed marital bliss since 2013.

Banned for life for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing during the 2013 edition of Indian Premier League, Sreesanth has been out of cricketing action since.

The Kerala-born player has represented India in 27 Tests and 53 ODIs before a few stints with IPL franchises - Kings XI Punjab (2008-10), Kochi Tuskers (2011) and Rajasthan Royals (2013). He made his test debut in 2006 in a Test match against England.

Apart from a professional cricket career, Sreesanth has also pursued his passion of dance and appeared in the widely popular TV show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa'.