- By Himanshu Badola
- Thu, 07 Dec 2023 03:54 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
S Sreesanth made a massive revelation on his hearted altercation with his former India teammate Gautam Gambhir during the Eliminator match of the Legends League Cricket 2023 on Wednesday.
The Eliminator match between India Capitals and Gujarat Giants turned out to be a high-scoring contest but it also grabbed the attention due to the exchange of words that took place between Gambhir and Sreesanth.
The former India pacer has accused Gambhir of calling him a "fixer" during the match as the spat between the players reaches a boiling point.
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The duo was separated by the umpires during the match but Sreesanth took it away from the field as he revealed the details of what was said on the field.
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Notably, both Sreesanth and Gambhir were part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and the World Cup at home in 2011 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
“Fixer, fixer, you’re a fixer… you f**k off, fixer. He kept saying that,” revealed Sreesanth in an Instagram live video on his handle on Thursday. “He kept on calling me that, on live television in the center of the wicket. This is the language he used on live TV. He also told the same thing in front of umpires as they tried to control him.”
Sreesanth added: “I did not say a single bad word or an abusive word at him. I only kept saying ‘What are you saying?’ Then I laughed in a sarcastic way.”
The incident took place in the second over of the match when Gambhir smashed a six and a boundary off Sreesanth and the latter came up with a stare after bowling a dot in the next delivery.
It is to be noted that Sreesanth was one of the three cricketers who were found guilty of the spot-fixing during the 2013 season of the Indian Premier League. But the charges were later dropped by a Delhi court.
On Wednesday, he had uploaded a video saying that Gambhir had said something “very rude” but had not revealed what exactly was said.
“Just wanted to clear the air with what happened with Mr fighter. One who always fights with all his colleagues. For no reason whatsoever. He does not even respect his senior players, including Viru Bhai. That’s exactly what happened today. Without any provocation, he just kept on calling me something which was very rude which shouldn’t have been said by Mr Gautam Gambhir,” the former India bowler had said in a video on Wednesday.
“I am not at all at fault here. I just wanted to clear the air straight away. What Mr Gauti has done, sooner or later all of you will get to know. The words which he used and the things he said on a cricket field, live, is not acceptable. My family, my state, everybody has gone through so much. I fought that battle with all your support. Now people want to down me for no reason. He said things he shouldn’t have said. I will surely let you know what he said," he added.
