Not known to pull back punches, Gautam Gambhir hit back at Shahid Afridi, offering to take him for a session with "a psychiatrist" after the former Pakistan captain wrote a few uncharitable things about the Indian opener.
Afridi, in his just-released autobiography 'Game Changer', sarcastically referred to Gambhir as someone who "behaves like a cross between Don Bradman and James Bond," and has a "lot of attitude and no great records".
Gambhir responded through his official twitter handle, tagging Afridi.
"...You are a hilarious man!!! Anyway, we are still granting visas to Pakistanis for medical tourism. I will personally take you to a psychiatrist," Gambhir tweeted.
Afridi was ready with his retort during the official launch of the book here.
"He (Gambhir) has a mental problem and if he wants I can get him treated at my hospital," Afridi said in response to the Indian batsman's tweet.
"If he faces any visa problem I will get it processed quickly for him," Afridi said.
The duo never shared a great rapport on and off the field and it was reflected in Afridi's take on Gambhir in the book.
"Gambhir behaves like he's a cross between Don Bradman & James Bond. In Karachi, we call guys like him saryal (grumpy). It's simple, I like happy, positive people. Doesn't matter if they are aggressive or competitive, but you have to be positive & Gambhir wasn't," he wrote.