“No, no, I won't say hi” - Sreesanth reveals why his daughter rejected a conversation with Harbhajan Singh

Former Indian cricketer Sreesanth has revealed the reason why his daughter didn’t go ahead with having a conversation with the former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh, adding that she may have had a few odd conversations about the controversial moment.

Speaking exclusively on Padamjeet Sehrawat's YouTube channel, Sreesanth also disclosed that during the Legends League Cricket, he convinced his daughter by stating that Bhajji is like an elder brother to him. Sreesanth also stated that the Slapgate incident wasn’t intention and happened in the spur of the moment. 

“When I told my daughter, 'This is Bhajji pa, he's played with me', she straight away said, 'No, no, I won't say hi'. I couldn't understand why. In school, there may have been the odd conversation about it,” Sreesanth told on Padamjeet Sehrawat's YouTube channel,

"There are different stories doing the rounds. Then we tried explaining, but she said she still won't talk to him. The next day, when the legends tournament was going on, we explained that he was like our elder brother. I don't think Bhajji pa did that deliberately. It happened in the spur of the moment. It was just a learning experience for both of us," he added.

In his recent chat with Ashwin on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan has stated that he would like to remove the controversial slap incident against Sreesanth from his career. Harbhajan, who was playing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL inaugural season in 2008, slapped Kings XI Punjab seamer Sreesanth after the conclusion of the league game due to undisclosed reasons.

Though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended Harbhajan for the remainder of the season, the incident remained one of the most controversial moments in IPL history.

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