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One of the most controversial moments in the history of the Premier League (IPL) has come to light. In fact, the ex -Founder and President of the IPL, Lalit Modi, has launched the non -viewed footage of the infamous incident “Slapgate”, which was involved in Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth in 2008.
In the famous incident, the Mumbai Harbhajan Singh Indians shook hands with Punjab Kings Pacer Sreat during the inaugural season IPL in 2008.This incident was hidden in the public for almost two decades, as only brief reports and mouths were circulating between the fans and the media.
Now, Lalit Modi has published the video not seen in the podcast of the ex -Australia Capità , Michael Clarke, beyond the cricket. The video shows that Harbhajan struck Sreesanth on the pitch while players from both teams aligned for the hand dam.
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Sreesanth seems visibly shaken and tries to face Harbhajan after the slap. Harbhajan also advances, increasing the tension in the field. The situation could have been uncontrolled, but Irfan Pathan and Mahela Jayawardene quickly intervened to soothe things.
Pathan retained Sreat as he also faced Harbhajan. At one point, the video shows Harbhajan that was pointing to the ropes of the limit, which seems to challenge Pathan to take the fight outside the play area. At that time, the television cameras turned off.
The full incident was only captured on the former IPL president’s security camera and remained private so far. Now, the launch of this raw footage has reigned discussions between the Fraternity of the Cricket, reminding everyone of the infamous incident “Slapgate”.
Harbhajan Singh gave s Sreesanth a Backhandee: Lalit Modi
Lalit Modi told the podcast beyond Cricket 23: “Bhajji (Harbhajan Singh) is a very dear friend. I love myself. He went to the field and I was there. He was Bhajji, and he was Sreesanth. The game was over and the cameras were closed. Only one of my security cameras was.
He left the field. When the team finished playing, the players were tall and they shake hands with each other. When it were Sreesanth and Bhajji. Bhajji only looked at him and said to him, “Come here” and gave him a setback. Here is the video we talked about. I have not taken it for some time. “”
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The former president of the IPL further added: “I sat them both and had to penalize Bhajji at this meeting. I penalized it for eight games. Some people were throwing for a lifetime suspension, but we decided that this is a new league. Everyone learned a lesson. It was not a Bhajji or Sreesanth. We needed to give an example and the limits.”
Lalit Modi posted a video not seen by Bhajji -S Remanth Slapgate. pic.twitter.com/nh5VHPlyae
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 29, 2025
Harbhajan Singh call the incident “Slapgate” the biggest repentance of his career
Over the years, Harbhajan Singh has repeatedly apologized to S. Sreat for the infamous incident of the slap. He recently admitted that he was the largest repentance of his career and said that if he could go back in time, he would erase this moment completely.
I had told R ashwin on his YouTube channel: “One thing I would like to change in my life is that incident with Sreet. I want to eliminate this incident from my career. This is the incident that would change from my list. I apologized 200 times. I’ve been apologizing all the opportunities or stages I have. It was a mistake.”
