The former India quick bowler additionally emphasised that Gambhir’s actions had been unwarranted and devoid of any provocation from his personal facet.
Former India teammates Gautam Gambhir and S Sreesanth engaged in a heated change through the Legends League Cricket Eliminator between India Capitals and Gujarat Giants. In the second over of the Capitals’ innings, Gambhir confidently struck Sreesanth for a six and a 4. However, tensions escalated when the subsequent ball resulted in a dot because it was fielded by an opponent. The environment grew intense, and by the tip of the sixth over, Sreesanth and Gambhir discovered themselves exchanging heated phrases at the non-striker finish, capturing the eye of everybody current.
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Following the match, Sreesanth unleashed a prolonged tirade in opposition to Gambhir, labeling him as Mr. Fighter and accusing the previous India opener of instigating pointless conflicts. Although Sreesanth didn’t disclose the precise particulars of Gambhir’s offensive remarks, he vowed to disclose them in the end. The former India quick bowler additionally emphasised that Gambhir’s actions had been unwarranted and devoid of any provocation from his personal facet.
“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,” Sreesanth stated in a video posted on his Instagram deal with.
“I am not at all at fault here. I just wanted to clear the air straightaway. 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,” added Sreesanth.
Gautam Gambhir has been concerned in a number of controversies all through his profession. One notable incident occurred earlier this 12 months when he engaged in a heated argument with Virat Kohli after a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants within the IPL. What began as a confrontational handshake in a earlier encounter rapidly escalated right into a full-blown on-field episode, with Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq additionally getting concerned, and Gambhir stepping in to affix the fray.
Just a few months later, through the Asia Cup, Gambhir discovered himself in one other controversy. He responded to a piece of the gang chanting Kohli’s identify, which raised eyebrows and led to skepticism about his intentions. Although Gambhir later clarified that his response was aimed at countering anti-India slogans, doubts nonetheless lingered relating to the truthfulness of his rationalization. To additional assist these doubts, Sreesanth introduced up the Kohli episode from the IPL.
“What’s the point of representing people if you don’t respect your own colleagues? Even in broadcasting when he is asked about Virat, he never speaks about him. He speaks about something else. I don’t want to go further in detail. Just want to say I am very hurt and my family is hurt and my dear ones are hurt. And the way he said things… I haven’t used a single bad word or a single abuse. He just kept on saying words which he always does,” he talked about.
