WATCH: S Sreesanth reveals reason behind heated exchange with Gautam Gambhir in LLC 2023 match

Former India cricketers S Sreesanth and Gautam Gambhir got into a heated exchange during the Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023 match between Gujarat Giants (GG) and India Capitals (IC). The shameful incident took place took place in the Eliminator clash on Wednesday night at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.

The altercation seemed to escalate, but the players and umpires intervened and separated the two. However, after the match, the Giants pacer took to his social media to reveal the reason and slammed the Capitals skipper for his behaviour.

“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 said in a video posted on his Instagram account.

“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,” he reiterated.

The dispute between the two flared up in the second over of the match when Gambhir hit Sreesanth for a four and a six in consecutive deliveries. Next ball the southpaw hit to a fielder, which was followed by some words from the pacer and Gambhir managed it with a death stare. The issue did not stop there as a fan-recorded video from the stands show that both of them exchanged worlds again.

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Sreesanth brought up Gambhir’s spats with Virat Kohli

The Kerala-born cricketer also brought up Gambhir’s spat with former India captain Virat Kohli in the past. Sreesanth harshly pointed out that Gambhir always disrespects his colleagues.

“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.”