Gautam Gambhir and S Sreesanth had been embroiled in an on-field spat throughout their Legends League Cricket (LLC) match on Wednesday. Both cricketers had been a part of the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup profitable squads for the Indian cricket staff and their argument has resulted in a few of their former colleagues weighing in on the subject. Gambhir took to social media to publish an previous image of himself together with the caption –  “Smile when the world is all about attention!”. Ex- India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was fast to react to the image as he wrote – “Smile is the best Answer brother.”

Smile is the most effective Answer brother.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 7, 2023

Sreesanth alleged that ex-India teammate Gambhir known as him a “fixer”.

The two World Cup-winning gamers had been concerned in a heated alternate throughout an Eliminator match between Indian Capitals and Gujarat Giants right here on Wednesday.

The umpires needed to intervene advert separate the 2 gamers.

“He kept on calling me ‘fixer fixer, you are a fixer, **** off you fixer on live television on centre wicket,” Sreesanth mentioned whereas going reside from his Instagram deal with.

“I just said ‘what are you saying’, I kept laughing in a sarcastic way. He spoke to the umpires in the same language when they tried to control him,” he added.

Sreesanth was handed a life ban by the BCCI’s disciplinary committee as a result of his alleged involvement within the IPL 2013 spot fixing scandal.

However, the ban was decreased to seven years in 2019 by the Supreme courtroom of India.

“From my side, I didn’t use any bad word. Please guys support the real truth. He has been doing it with a lot of people. I have no idea why he started it, it was the end of the over.

“Now his persons are saying sixer sixer bola hai however unhone bola you fixer, tu fixer hai (his persons are claiming he mentioned sixer sixer however he mentioned you’re a fixer). This isn’t the best way to speak. I’m pondering of leaving it (the incident) right here however his persons are making an attempt to avoid wasting him. I request you all to not fall for further paid PR work,” Sreesanth added.

An hour after Sreesanth went live. Gambhir, who is a BJP MP from East Delhi, posted on X a picture of himself in the Indian jersey smiling, captioning it “Smile when the world is all about consideration!” On Wednesday, in another Instagram live video after the game Sreesanth had called Gambhir “Mr fighter”, adding that he did not even respect senior players.

“Just wished to clear the air with what occurred with Mr fighter. One who at all times fights with all his colleagues. For no purpose in any respect. He doesn’t even respect his personal senior gamers, together with Viru Bahi ( Virender Sehwag) “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 had mentioned.

“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 that he used and the things he said on a cricket field, live, is not acceptable.

“My household, my state, all people has gone by a lot. I fought that battle with all of your help. Now folks wish to down me for no purpose. He mentioned issues he should not have mentioned. I’ll certainly let you understand what he mentioned,” he reiterated.

This is not the first time Gambhir has been involved in an on field altercation. He has had fiery exchanges with Virat Kohli a couple of times during the IPL, including earlier this year when Royal Challengers Bangalore took on Lucknow Super Giants.

Gambhir was LSG’s mentor back then.

(With PTI inputs)