India, Dec. 8 -- Former Indian fast bowler Sreesanth alleged on Thursday that Gautam Gambhir, his former teammate, accused him of being a "fixer" during a Legends League Cricket encounter. The incident transpired in an Eliminator match between Indian Capitals and Gujarat Giants, leading to a heated exchange between the two players, necessitating the intervention of umpires to de-escalate the situation. Sreesanth, initially handed a life ban by BCCI due to his purported involvement in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing scandal, had the ban reduced to seven years in 2019 by the Supreme Court of India.

Following the match, Sreesanth went live on Instagram to talk about the incident in great detail, accusing Gambhir of using "bad words" and being disr...