On December 6, a fight broke out between former Indian cricket players Gautam Gambhir and S Sreesanth during the Legends League Cricket Eliminator. The incident was a heated verbal exchange between the two that happened during the India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants game.
Gambhir scored aggressively against Sreesanth in the second over, smashing a four and a six. But later, at the non-striker end, a dot ball caused a rift between the two. Given that both players had a reputation for being fierce competitors, this encounter was crucial to the outcome of the game.
Later, Sreesanth posted a video on social media expressing his displeasure. He called Gambhir “Mr. Fighter,” a reference to the aggressive way that Gambhir plays cricket.
“Viru bhai and other veteran players are treated with no respect by him at all. That’s precisely what took place today. Sreesanth stated in the video, “He just kept calling me names without any provocation, which was very rude and shouldn’t have been said by Mr. Gautam Gambhir.”
Additionally, Sreesanth hinted that Gambhir’s comments might be connected to the 2013 IPL spot-fixing controversy, which was a difficult time in his career. He stressed that his state and family had suffered immensely during that time, and he now felt that they were being singled out again without cause. Sreeshanth stated that Gambhir told him to “f*ck off, you fixer!”
“With all of your help, I fought that battle. People now wish to undermine me without cause. He made inappropriate comments. “I will undoubtedly inform the audience of his remarks,” he continued.
“If you don’t respect your colleagues, what good is it to represent people? He never mentions Virat, even when questioned about him during broadcasts. He talks about something else. The former cricket player for India stated, “I don’t want to go into more detail.
I just wanted to express how hurt I am, as well as how hurt my family and loved ones are. And his manner of speaking… I have not spoken negatively or abusively once. He simply continued speaking like he always does, Sreesanth said.