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Former India cricketer GautamGambhir is known for his bad mouth. Time and again, he has been criticizing the selectors or players – be it the team selection or the performance of the players and his usual harsh opinions – don’t go well with his fans and critics.
Last week, a video of an argument between him and former fast bowler S. Sreesanth emerged.
Gambhir, leading India Capitals in the Legends League Cricket (LLC), could be seen in a heated argument when Sreesanth, playing for the Gujarat team, was called a fixer. The arguments between the two became so intense that the other players and the umpires had to separate the two.
“Not only Gambhir called him a fixer but also alleged him to have cone from the fixer family. Who others in our family are / were fixers, “one of the player’s closest female family members asked.
“His ban had been reduced from life to seven years. He has been cleared now. What was the necessity of calling him a fixer now ? Is Gambhir above the law of the Supreme Court, “ she argued. “The Supreme Court has an envelope having 13 names involved in corruption. The list has not been disclosed. We never know whether Gambhir’s name is there in the 13”. “Sreesanth has been playing local, and league matches. The organisers are aware of Sreesanth’s innocence and only include him in the team. “
“The people are aware about what painful journey he has undergone. The ban took away his livelihood, and we wanted to live peacefully, and Gambhir had no business calling him a fixer, “the family member added further.
“Gautam should have been a role model for youngsters. The fight ignited by him will not leave a good impression among the budding players, “she signed off. The organisers have broken the silence and have initiated the enquiry. The LLC also issued a statement regarding the argument between the two players and said they will conduct an internal investigation on the violation of the code of conduct.
“The incident that has been the talk in the cricketing world violates the code of conduct and necessary action will be taken against all that have violated the very clear rules stated by the league’s Code of Conduct and Ethics Committee,” Syed Kirmani, the Head of Code of Conduct & Ethics Committee, Legends League Cricket said in an official statement.
“Unfortunately, this incident that is making the rounds on social media pulls focus if only for a short time away from what has so far been an extremely exciting season so far with national and international legends playing together for their respective teams. Legends League Cricket aims to continue to be focused on the league itself and let the ASCU and Code of Conduct & Ethics Committee handle the internal investigation and subsequent action with respect to the involved individual/s that will be held in violation of the code of conduct for their comments including ones made on social media,” LLC further stated in an official release.
