Overview

• The video, aired on Michael Clarke’s Beyond23 podcast and shared on social media, shows Harbhajan Singh delivering a backhand slap to S Sreesanth during the post‑match handshake in Mohali.
• The footage depicts a near brawl as Sreesanth charges before Irfan Pathan and Mahela Jayawardene intervene to pull him away.
• Modi says the clip came from his stadium security camera and that he withheld it for 17–18 years, a claim reported by outlets that note they have not independently verified the video.
• Contemporaneous reports cite an 11‑match suspension and forfeited match fees for Harbhajan, while Modi now says he penalized him for eight games.
• Harbhajan has repeatedly apologized in recent years, including on R. Ashwin’s podcast, acknowledging the incident that followed Mumbai Indians’ 66‑run defeat to Kings XI Punjab in 2008.