Sreesanth's famous impromptu dance after he had hit South African pacer Andre Nel for a six during the first Test in Johannesburg in December 2006. Pic/ AFP

Australian captain Ricky Ponting lashed back at Sreesanth for sledging five Australian batsmen during India's eight-run one-day win in Chandigarh during October 2007. Pic/ AFP

Sreesanth had an eventful series in October 2007. He targeted the Australians with his strange behaviour, and had a heated argument with Andrew Symonds. Pic/ AFP

Everyone remembers slapgate! But, five years after the infamous drama, S Sreesanth has claimed that the entire incident was planned, that he was never slapped and that Harbhajan Singh is a 'backstabber'.

In picture: Kings XI Punjab bowler VRV Singh (left) consoles S Sreesanth after the Mumbai-Punjab tie at Mohali during IPL-I, on April 25, 2008. Sreesanth was infamously 'slapped' by Harbhajan Singh after the match, following which the former cried like a baby

In April 2013, Sreesanth was handed a warning by the BCCI for raking up the 2008 slapgate' issue through a social networking website. The Rajasthan Royals paceman was told that if he does something similar again, he will be issued a show cause notice, according to IPL sources

In October 2009, the BCCI and Kerala Cricket Association issued separate warnings to Sreesanth for indiscipline on the cricket field

Sreesanth and Graeme Smith were involved in an angry exchange of words on the pitch late on Day 3 of the second Test at Kingsmead in December 2010. Pic/ AFP

In 2011, Indian skipper M S Dhoni revealed that he had a stern word with fast bowler Sreesanth, letting him know the limits he cannot cross

S Sreesanth's name cropped up in the famous Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal in 2013, along with two other players from his franchise, Rajasthan Royals -- Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan. Sreesanth received a life ban and was arrested after he was guilty of underperforming in return for money from bookies but was released on bail in a month. Kerela High Court recently lifted the life ban on Sreesanth in August 2017, but BCCI challenged it. He took to Twitter to vent his anger at the Indian cricket board in a series of tweets

The undisputed king of controversies, the temperamental pacer was involved in a mid-air fracas in 2017. A co-passenger on a Bangalore-Delhi flight alleged that the cricketer had indulged in boorish behaviour' on board the aircraft. The co-passenger, T R Ravichandran alleged that Sreesanth got into a childish argument' with flight attendants when he was asked not to sit near the emergency exit. Sreesanth denied the charges