Purocating Engineer was a match referee for the game in which S Sreesanth was infamous by Harbhajan Singh (pictures through Getty Image and Scribes)

Seventeen years after the inaugural IPL season notorious “Slapgate” incident, former India wicketkeeper and match referee for that game, Fourok engineerHas voiced his surprise on the sudden release of footage from change. The 2008 competition between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab is remembered to slap Sreesanth for Harbhajan Singh during the match conversation. That night Harbhajan, who captained MI, was banned for the remaining season after the teammates pulled away from the scene. Playing for KXIP, Sreesanth contributed two wickets to his side’s 66 -run win.

Recently, former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, while speaking on Michael Clarke’s podcast, shared the official video of the incident, brought back the controversy. The engineer, who was in charge of the action as a match referee that evening, said he was stopped from development. He said, “I wonder footage after all these years. As a match referee for that special match, I maintained the entire privacy and do not speak about the contents of the event even for my best friends in the media.” While further reflecting, he said that the matter should be left in the past. “I had a task to do as a match referee and I believe that I have done it with dignified silence. It’s a matter of the past and I am sure that both players have buried their differences for a long time. Like many other things in cricket, it was done in the heat of the moment, this is a good friend. We move forward.

The revival of the clip has already shaken the reactions, in which Sreesanth’s wife has reopen it an unnecessary wounds. However, the engineer’s comment highlights the approach of the time where the focus was firmly but quietly, and to respect the players involved.

Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill.

Sanju Samson The Kerala Cricket League is making noise in 2025. By opening an innings for Kochi Blue Tigers, he has produced a knock winning four back-to-back matches and has approved his authority. His number read like a dream: 121 runs 51, 89 runs 46, 62 runs 37, and 83 in 41. It is a four fifty-plus score in a line, including a blistering century, with three players of the match awards with his name. Add only four innings to that 30 sixes, and you get a picture of pure dominance.

Since Asia Cup Squad was announced, in the initial eleven, a lot of things have happened around Samson’s place. with Shubman Gill Returning as a vice-contate, the suspicion was extended about whether Samson would also be found to open or the order would be pushed down again. But Samson has done what he knows best: silence the debate with his bat. One thing is clear: Abhishek Sharma After its explosive T20i run, an opening place has been closed. This leaves the fight between Gill and Samson for the role of another opener.Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill T20i Statistics Comparison,

So far in KCL, he has scored 368 runs at a strike rate of 186.80. Interestingly, he started the tournament at number 6 before going back to the top in his favorite role. The results are vigorous. For perspective, their T20i strike rate sits at 152.39, which exceeds 139.28 of Gill. Samson’s form has made the team management job both exciting and challenging. With the Asia Cup around the corner, the big question is whether Samson’s explosive run as a opener will finally earn a settled place for India. It is certain that he could not make this purple patch no better.

Sachin Tendulkar, Center, Lords, London, Thursday, 10 July, 2025 plays a five -minute bell during one of the third Roses Mains Tests.

New Delhi:Virat Kohli And AB de Villiers share an incredible bond which is spread beyond the cricket field. The pair burnt the Indian Premier League (IPL) with unforgettable performance and partnership for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).Nevertheless, when de Villiers was asked to name the five best cricketers with whom he or he played in Tests, Kohli did not cut.His top options included all -rounders Jacques Kallis And Andrew FlintoffPakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, Australian Kaffend Shane warneAnd reputed Sachin Tendulkar,“Kallis, Flintoff, Mohammad Asif, Warne … and Sachin with the crowd. The way he (Tendulkar) was received, when he went out to bat – everything would come in a stagnation. Beautiful to see him batting. Virat … Sorry, Sachin. It is very difficult to answer such questions, ”De Villiers said on the beard before the wicket podcast.

De Villiers also said that Jax Kalis is probably the best cricketer ever.“Kalis is the best all -rounder or perhaps the best cricketer so far,” he said.De Villiers also nominated tainted Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif as the best bowler.He said, “Asif was the best seamor that I ever faced.He said, “Again Andrew Flintoff, who was a big-match artist. Yorker is the best for Kalis in Edgbaston I have seen,” he said.