“‘Maybe He Was Drunk”– Harbhajan Singh Reacts To Sreesanth’s Viral Slap Video

Modi, who served as the IPL chairman at the time, shared the 17-year-old video of the incident on August 29 during a podcast conversation with Michael Clarke. Responding to it in a recent interview with IANS, Harbhajan stated:

“Honestly, I didn’t understand why there was a need to make it public. I really don’t understand the motive behind that. I feel it would have been better if it hadn’t come out because there was no need for it. I don’t know what he was thinking when he released the video—maybe he was under the influence of alcohol or just messing around. If I were in their place, I wouldn’t have let any such video come out like that.”

“I Have Already Apologised” – Harbhajan Singh On Lalit Modi Releasing 2008 Slap Video

Harbhajan Singh also took aim at Lalit Modi for bringing up the 2008 incident with Sreesanth again, even though he had apologized for it multiple times. Despite the controversial episode, the two continued to play together for India, including during their victorious 2011 ODI World Cup campaign.

“Everyone thinks differently. What happened was wrong, and I have already apologised for it. What happened between me and Sreesanth at that time was not right. As a sportsman, I don’t think I should have done that. People learn from their mistakes, and if I had enough understanding back then, I wouldn’t have done it,” said Harbhajan (via the aforementioned source).