Published: Aug 29, 2025, 01:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 29, 2025, 01:42 PM (IST)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is known for its greatest memories and unforgettable moments. The league started in 2008. However, there is a moment from the first edition of the League.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is known for its greatest moments and brilliant performances. However, there is one moment from the very first edition of the League, where the star former Indian players Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth met in an incident of the slap controversy during the Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (Now Punjab Kings) match. The founder of IPL and former chairman Lalit Modi has released unseen footage of the incident.
Lalit Modi shared the unseen footage that had originally not been shown in the worldwide telecast. In an interview with Australian World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke. “The game was over, cameras were shut off. One of my security cameras was on. It caught the incident between Sreesanth and Bhajji (Harbhajan), and Bhajji just gives him a back-hander. Here’s the video,”. “I hadn’t put it out for so long. We have 18 years behind us for this,” he added.
The former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh also shared his take on the slap controversy with S Sreesanth during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match of Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (Now Punjab Kings). He regretted the incident and stated he would like to remove this incident from his career if he had the chance.
“One thing I’d want to change in my life is that incident with Sreesanth. I want to remove that incident from my career. That is the incident I would change from my list. What transpired was wrong and I shouldn’t have done what I did. I apologised 200 times. What I felt so bad was even years after that incident, I have been apologising every opportunity or stage I get. It was a mistake,” Harbhajan said in an interaction with Ravichandran Ashwin.
“What hurt me even after many years was when I met his daughter and I was talking to her with a lot of love and she said, ‘I don’t want to talk to you. You hit my father.’ My heart was shattered and I was on the verge of tears. I was asking myself what is the impression I’ve left on her? She must be thinking of me in a poor light, right? She sees me as the guy who hit her father. I felt so bad. I still apologise to his daughter,” Harbhajan Singh revealed.
