Clash of Legends: Sreesanth vs. Gambhir Heat Up LLC Tournament

A fiery face-off between Sreesanth and Gambhir in a Legend League Cricket match raises eyebrows. Sreesanth alleges disrespectful remarks from Gambhir, promising to reveal the truth soon.

Written by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: December 07, 2023

Summary: During a Legend League cricket match a tournament for retired cricketers Sreesanth and Gautam Gambhir were seen starring each other. Some kind of aggression was shown during the match.

Sreesanth, a member of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup and 2011 ODI Cricket World Cup, spoke after the Legends League Cricket (LLC) match in Surat on Wednesday. He was not at all happy with his cricket teammate Gautam Gambhir. The two were involved in a long star-off during a match at LLC, a tournament for retired cricket star players. In a video that went viral on social media, Gujarat Giant’s Sreesanth was seen staring at India Capital’s Gautam Gambhir for a long time after getting hit for a six and a four. The former Indian cricket team opener was not satisfied and stared back.

Sreesanth said that he wanted to make it clear about what happened during the match. Gambhir always fights with his colleagues and he never respects his senior players including Viru Bhai, said Sreesanth. That's what happened today said Sreesanth. Without any provocation, he continued to say very rude things to me, which Gautam Gambhir should never have said, Sreesanth wrote on his Instagram page and said in an uploaded video.

Mr. Sreesanth added that he would soon publish the words from Mr. Gambhir. I'm not at all responsible. I just wanted to make it clear right away. Sooner or later you're going to know what Mr. Gauti did. The things he said and words used by him. Live broadcast is not acceptable. I and my family have faced tough times. I fought this battle with your support. Now people are trying to put me down for no reason. I will definitely let you know what he said, Sreesanth said. He said things he shouldn't have said, said Sreesanth.

If you don’t respect your colleagues then what is the point of representing the people?, said Sreesanth. Even during broadcasting when asked about Virat he never talks about him. He's talking about something else. All I want to say is that I'm hurt so much, my family is hurted, and the people I love are hurted. And the way he spoke, I didn't use a single bad word and neither did I insult him. He just kept saying the words, which he always does, Sreesanth added.

Sreesanth took a wicket and gave away 35 runs in 3 overs. Gautam Gambir scored 51 runs of 30 balls. India Capitals score was 223/7 in 20 overs in the Eliminator of Legend League cricket

match. In reply Gujarat Giants score was 211/7, they lost the match by 12 runs. After the match, Sreesanth uploaded a video on Instagram scolding Gautam Gambhir.