New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Lalit Modi has defended his decision to release the unseen footage of infamous IPL 2008 slapgate video, after the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner was heavily criticised by S Sreesanth's wife Bhuvneshwari. The incident dates back to April 25, 2008, when then Mumbai Indians cricketer Harbhajan Singh gave a backhander to Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) pacer Sreesanth after the match in Mohali.

While only a picture of Sreesanth crying uncontrollably dominated the media for the next 17 years, Modi recently shared the unseen footage, captured by one of the security cameras back then, to raise the matter once again after so long. Reacting to this, Bhuvneshwari blasted Modi for recalling an old wound, an...