'What Gautam Gambhir Said Is Not Acceptable': S Sreesanth Rips Into Former India Teammate After Spat During Legends League Cricket Match

Adding another chapter to their swelling list of on-field controversies and verbal duels, former India cricketers Gautam Gambhir and S Sreesanth got into a spat and exchanged heated words during a Legends League Cricket game between Gujarat Giants and India Capitals in Surat on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. (Cricket News)    

The tiff boiled over and players, umpires had to intervene to make sure that the situation did not go out of hand. But the fire did not down after the match, as Sreesanth uploaded a video on Instagram claiming that Gambhir had called him "something very rude”.

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“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 the video, which you can watch below.

Sreesanth added that Gambhir said things "he shouldn't have", and vowed to make the words public eventually. "I am not at all at fault here. I just wanted to clear the air straight away. 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,” Sreesanth said.

The former India pacer further said: "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, nothing. He just kept on saying words which he always does.”