India, Aug. 10 -- Sledging is always a part and parcel of the sport, and every now and then, flashpoints between cricketers occur on the field. There are some occasions when some altercations don't even make it to the broadcast cameras. One such incident has now been revisited by former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan. The T20 World Cup-winner spilt the beans on his tussle with former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara during a 2005 Test in New Delhi.

The incident happened during India's batting innings when Irfan came out to open alongside Gautam Gambhir. The left-handed batter went on to play a knock of 93, but his knock also involved a major flashpoint with Sangakkara.

Pathan revealed that during Sri Lankan batting innings, the ball w...