- Former pacer Sreesanth challenged Harbhajan Singh to a boxing match.
- The challenge emerged after Harbhajan’s ad referenced ‘slapgate’.
- Sreesanth cited his combat sports involvement for open challenge.
Sreesanth Harbhajan Singh Controversy: The bitter fallout from one of Indian cricket’s most infamous controversies appears far from over. Former India pacer Sreesanth has once again taken aim at Harbhajan Singh, publicly challenging the ex-spinner to settle their differences inside a boxing ring. The latest chapter in the long-running feud comes after Harbhajan featured in an advertisement that reportedly referenced the infamous IPL ‘slapgate’ incident of 2008. While many believed the pair had moved on from the controversy over the years, the commercial has seemingly reopened old wounds.
Sreesanth Issues Direct Challenge To Harbhajan
During an interview Lallantop, Sreesanth was shown a image featuring himself and Harbhajan wearing boxing gloves. The photograph prompted a direct challenge from the fast-bowler to his former teammate.
“This same scene, do you have the guts? Do you have the guts to come into the ring with me? Can you sign and come? Can you? I am asking him. Do you have the guts to come into the ring with me?”
He then continued his challenge, insisting he was serious about the proposal.
“Wearing this same gloves, this is not acting, I am smiling. You are not even smiling, I don’t know what you are doing. Let’s see. This is an open challenge,”
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Former India Pacer References Combat Sports In Challenge
Sreesanth also highlighted his recent involvement in combat sports while explaining why he was confident about stepping into a ring.
“I am currently in the Bear Knuckle Fight League, and I am also one of the main sponsors of Conor McGregor’s video, one of my good friends sponsored it, so the promotion is also done. I am challenging you, Bhajji”
The challenge arrives amid renewed debate surrounding the IPL slapgate controversy, one of the most controversial incidents in the tournament’s history.
Sreesanth and Harbhajan were central figures in the widely discussed altercation that occurred after an IPL match in 2008.
Although there had been signs that both former cricketers had moved beyond the episode, recent developments have once again brought the matter back into public discussion. Harbhajan’s advertisement, which many linked to the infamous incident, appears to have reignited tensions.
