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'इंशान हू, भगवान नाहि': हरभजन सिंह ने आईपीएल 2008 से श्रीसंत के साथ घटना को याद किया

One of the most notorious incidents of IPL was when Harbhajan Singh of Mumbai Indians slapped Sreesanth of Punjab during IPL 2008. Harbhajan was assigned a suspension of 11 matches after the incident.

In social media posts, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh admitted that he made a mistake when he slapped S Sreesanth during the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
When asked by a user to comment on the episode, Harbhajan replied, “It was not a RIGH brother. It was my fault. HV should not be there.” [have] Did it. But abusive incency is 🙏bhagwaan nahi [I made a mistake, I am only human, not god]”He wrote on X.

Harbhajan-Sesant is one of the most infamous events in the episode IPL HistoryThis took place after a match after a match during the inauguration season of the T20 League Kings Xi Punjab (Now called Punjab Kings) and Mumbai Indians in Mohali.
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Playing for Punjab, Sreesanth performed an enthusiastic performance in his team’s victory over Mumbai. When the players were going out of the field, Mumbai’s stand-in captain Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth.
The fast bowler was later seen in tears on live television, consolation by his comrades. The exact reason behind the change is not clear, but the reports suggested that Sreesanth provoked Harbhajan with some on-field comments.

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This incident led to serious consequences. Harbhajan was immediately suspended from the rest of the IPL season and was later banned for 11 matches. A disciplinary hearing found him guilty of misconduct, and he also seized his match fees.
While the two players eventually reconciled, with Harbhajan apologizing, in the latest social media posts, the controversy is doing one thing in IPL history.
Now, both players have retired from the game with both towards the commentary box as experts.


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