These are top 5 cricket fights of all times that turned ugly
Oct 6, 2016, 17:38 IST
Cricket is a gentleman’s game and whoever said this must have not experienced sledging or heated brawls on-field.
During cricket matches, emotions are high and a batsman expects to hit a six on every ball and a bowler expects to take a wicket. As expectations mound on a player’s shoulder, he tends to get edgy and when things don’t go their way; cricketers mock their opponents, come in their way and behave in an aggressive manner, even to an extent to hitting them.
There have been a lot of instances of such on-field brawls that have snowballed into controversies. Many a times, cricketers have been heavily penalised for sledging and even banned for using unparliamentary language.
Here are the top 5 famous cricket fights that snowballed into controversies and attracted limelight for all the wrong reasons:
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During cricket matches, emotions are high and a batsman expects to hit a six on every ball and a bowler expects to take a wicket. As expectations mound on a player’s shoulder, he tends to get edgy and when things don’t go their way; cricketers mock their opponents, come in their way and behave in an aggressive manner, even to an extent to hitting them.
There have been a lot of instances of such on-field brawls that have snowballed into controversies. Many a times, cricketers have been heavily penalised for sledging and even banned for using unparliamentary language.
Here are the top 5 famous cricket fights that snowballed into controversies and attracted limelight for all the wrong reasons: