Cricket is gentleman’s game but it isn’t always played like that. Over the years, we have seen many cricketers who like having a go at opponents and giving it back strongly when someone targets them. And it isn’t just restricted to modern day cricket. Even 20 years ago, cricketers used to have verbal fights in the middle. And there were times when they crossed the line, too.
In this post, The Cricket Lounge’s Divey Chawla lists 12 most brutal instances of sledging in the history of cricket. They are so nasty that you wouldn’t believe that it happened. But, we assure you that all of these sledging instances are true and there is nothing fake or untrue about them.
1) Mike Whitney vs Ravi Shastri
2) Merv Hughes vs Javed Miandad
3) Glenn McGrath vs Eddo Brandes
4) Ian Healy vs Mike Atherton
5) Glenn McGrath vs Ramnaresh Sarwan
6) Fred Trueman vs Rama Subba
7) Douglas Jardine vs Sir Don Bradman
8) Mark Waugh vs James Ormond
9) Shane Warne vs Daryll Cullinan
10) Jamie Siddons vs Steve Waugh
11) Ian Healy vs Arjuna Rantunga
12) Sir Viv Richards vs Merv Hughes
