The inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was a turning point in the cricket history of India. The tournament attracted the attention of people around the world to take T20 cricket to another level. Apart from cricket, there was another incident that highlighted the 2008 season; The infamous slap episode involving former cricketers Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth.
In a match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), the controversy started after a heated argument between the two. While the former pacer represented the Punjab franchise, Harbhajan was playing for the Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai.
It was learned that Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth during a regular handshake after Mumbai lost the match by 66 runs in Mohali. Although the incident was not televised, the Punjab speedster was seen in tears.
Since then, Harbhajan has admitted on several occasions that it was a mistake that should not have happened. Recently, he along with his former partner Sreesanth got into a video chat with renowned cricket presenter and writer Vikram Sathaye.
During the conversation, the former off-spinner said that if he gets a chance to rectify one of his mistakes then it will definitely be the incident that happened in India. IPL 2008.
“What happened was wrong. I made a mistake. My teammate was put to shame because of me. I was embarrassed. If I had to correct a mistake, I would have treated Sreesanth like this on the field. It shouldn’t happen When I think about it, I think there was no need for it,” Harbhajan said.
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After the incident, the Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) started a separate investigation into the whole matter. As a result, Harbhajan was slapped with a ban of 5 ODIs.
Both cricketers, who in 2011 . were part of World The cup winning Indian team recently announced retirement from international cricket. Harbhajan took the wraps off his career in December 2021 by taking a total of 711 wickets from 367 international matches for India.
Sreesanth, on the other hand, retired earlier this year. He made the announcement during the league stage of the Ranji Trophy 2022 in March. The fast bowler from Kerala took 169 wickets in 90 international matches.
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