Nirmal Shekar, writing in the Hindu, terms Sreesanth's behaviour in the ODIs against Australia as "boorish and boring". He feels that unlike Sreesanth, champions such as Roger Federer and Pete Sampras knew it was not possible to be charged up during an entire match and knew exactly when to psych themselves up.

Akshay Sawai of the Hindustan Times advises Sreesanth to calm down and wants him to realise that he is a role model for impressionable youngsters.