Invisible video: Harbhajan Singh almost struck Sreesanth in IPL 2008 – Watch | Cricket news
New Delhi: the Harbhajan Singh – Sreesanth altercation remains one of the darkest and most spoken chapters in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Almost 18 years later, the infamous episode of “slap-gate” has once again become at home after the former president of the IPL, Lalit Modi, claimed to have invisible images of the incident, which he recently revealed on the Podcast Beyond23 by Michael Clarke.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The controversy dates back to the IPL inaugural season in 2008, during a confrontation between the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) and the Mumbai Indians in Mohali. After the Punjab’s victory, the players left the field when Mumbai’s skipper, Harbhajan Singh, shocked Sreesanth. The fast launcher, who had been his usual fiery self in the match, was later seen by crying inconsolable on live television, comforted by teammates. Although the exact trigger of the altercation has never been officially confirmed, the reports suggested that the remarks on the field of Sreesanth could cause Harbhajan.The benefits were immediate and severe. Harbhajan was suspended for the rest of the season and slapped with a ban on 11 games. The BCCI’s disciplinary committee found him guilty of fault and his match fees were confiscated. Although Harbhajan later published apologies and the two players finally reconciled, the incident remained engraved in IPL folklore.Now Modi has moved the pot again by sharing what he claims to be an invisible video of the episode. “It happened. Absolutely. And I’m going to tell you what happened,” Modi told Clarke when he asked about the altercation. “One of my security cameras was underway because I was walking on the ground, and that caught the moment. While the players exchanged handles, Bhajji simply looked at Sreesanth, said something and gave him a backhander. This is what the images shows. “”The video, which Modi says that he “kept for 18 years”, captures when the television cameras missed. “I haven’t taken it out for so long. But yes, it happened,” added Modi.Look at the images of the Harbhajan-sreesanth slap here:While Harbhajan and Sreesanth have long spent their playing days, the two now active in the comments and the currency, the resurfacing of these images has rekindled one of the most notorious controversies of the IPL. It remains to be seen if the video will finally be published, but the incident again reminds fans the first years of the League.(Note: you cannot check the authenticity of the video)
