Overview

• Modi aired the previously unseen clip on Michael Clarke’s Beyond23 podcast, after holding it back for years.
• The footage shows Harbhajan striking Sreesanth with a backhand during post‑match handshakes and a near brawl that Irfan Pathan and Mahela Jayawardene help defuse.
• Modi says broadcast cameras were off at the time and that his security camera captured the incident.
• Harbhajan was sanctioned in 2008 with a season‑ending, 11‑match BCCI ban and forfeited match fees.
• Sreesanth’s wife condemned the public release as hurtful to families, as voices such as Harsha Bhogle outlined why the video was kept private in the IPL’s infancy.