Former India cricketer S Sreesanth renews his feud with Harbhajan Singh by issuing a public challenge for an in-ring fight, referencing their long-running dispute stemming from the 2008 IPL “Slapgate” incident. Sreesanth says Harbhajan should “step into the ring” for a boxing-style match, arguing that their differences should be settled through direct confrontation rather than public remarks or advertisements. He also criticizes Harbhajan’s involvement in a campaign or advertisement that he says is inspired by the Slapgate episode, claiming Harbhajan profited from it.
Harbhajan has not directly accepted the challenge in the reports, but he responds with a cryptic social media video. The message, widely interpreted as a reply to Sreesanth’s remarks, uses the phrase “empty vessels make the most noise,” and other wording suggesting people should be allowed to do what they consider “nonsense.” The renewed public back-and-forth comes after Sreesanth’s comments earlier in 2026, during which he also said he blocked Harbhajan on social media and no longer considered him a friend.
