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Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi released hidden footage of the 2008 Harbhajan Singh-Sreesanth ‘Slapgate’ incident on Michael Clarke’s YouTube podcast on August 27, 2025.

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00:00Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi released long-hidden footage of the infamous 2008 IPL incident
00:04where Harbhajan Singh slapped S. Shreesant after a Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab match in Mohali.
00:10Modi shared the Raw clip on August 27, 2825
00:12during a podcast episode of former Australia captain Michael Clarke's YouTube show Beyond 23 Cricket.
00:18The incident occurred on April 25, 2008, but the video never aired live as cameras had turned off.
00:23Modi's security camera captured the moment, which Modi withheld until recently.
00:27Shreesant's wife Bhuvaneshwari Kumari posted on X, slamming the release as disgusting, hard-handed woman,
00:33accusing Modi and Clarke of reopening old wounds for cheap publicity.
00:37Bhuvaneshwari highlighted the emotional toll on their family, especially their children.
00:41Later, Modi defended releasing the footage, saying he only told the truth when asked and reiterated that Shreesant was the victim of the slap.
00:48Both players have publicly moved on, with Harbhajan apologizing multiple times.
00:51The resurfacing of the video reignited discussion about one of IPL's most infamous moments nearly two decades later.
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