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Sreesanth vs Gambhir spat: Former India pacer issued legal notice by LLC commissioner over 'fixer' row

Sreesanth vs Gambhir spat: Former India pacer issued legal notice by LLC commissioner over 'fixer' row

Sreesanth issued legal notice by LLC commissioner (Photo | Screengrab).

In a fresh blow, former Indian pacer S Sreesanth has been issued a legal notice by the Legends League Cricket (LLC) commissioner in the 'fixer' row. On Thursday (Dec 7), news broke that Gautam Gambhir called Sreesanth a 'fixer' during their heated altercation in the LLC Eliminator between the India Capitals and Gujarat Giants in Surat.

After their heated exchange, Sreesanth soon shared a video on Instagram where he dwelled on his fight with Gambhir on the field. The former Indian speedster then made some serious allegations where he mentioned Gambhir insulted him with some harsh usage of words. At first, he didn't reveal what exactly was told by Gambhir. Soon, the former Indian opener shared a cryptic post, in response to Sreesanth's claims, which provoked the pacer to reveal that he was called a 'fixer' by Gambhir. In addition, he claimed that the batter abused Sreesanth in the middle.

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As Gambhir and Sreesanth's exchange has become the talk of the Indian cricket fraternity, the LLC commissioner has stepped in and issued a legal notice to the latter.

The notice claimedthat Sreesanth was guilty of breaching his contract while playing in the T20 tournament. In addition, itstated that talks with the pacer will onlycommence once he removes the videos slamming Gambhir.

The umpireswho tried to play mediators also sent their report on the controversy. However, there was nomentionof Sreesanth’s claims of being called a ‘fixer’ by Gambhir. Later on Thursday evening, Sreesanth replied to Gambhir's post and continued to slam him, calling him an 'arrogant' and 'utterly classless individual'.

Amid all this, his wife Vidihita also joined in to slam Gambhir. She shared a poston Instagram and wrote, "It is so shocking to hear from Sree that a player who has played for India with him for many years can stoop to this level. Even after so many years of retirement from active cricket. After all, upbringing matters a lot and it shows up when this kind of behaviour comes up on ground. Shocking truly shocking."