5 Greatest Sledging Incidents In Cricket History That Will Make You Go ROFL

Cricket- a game where intensity is next level and it always finds a way to get under anyone’s skin. Whether it be the followers of the game or the one who is playing the game, cricket is in their soul. One thing is surely seen when the game gets on the field, it gets nasty, sometimes too nasty.

Cricket is a game that is full of thrill, emotions, and passion. It remains unparalleled, and honestly, the sport remains incomplete without these. Along with all these emotions and thrill, there is something that has become an integral part of cricket this days-Sledging.

No one knows where did the term comes from exactly, but it is seen been practiced among everyone in modern cricket. Players use it often to intimidate the opponents though some are the cases where people are eventually opposing it. But we can conclude that it has found its way in modern cricket.

Here are some of the incidents in the cricket history of sledding!

1. Hit me if you can! (Sachin Tendulkar and Abdul Qadir)

Sachin Tendulkar has been receiving a lot of sleds, but a player like him has always let his bat do the talking on his behalf. The most famous was from his earlier matches against Pakistan which was his debut against Pakistan.

The first match of the India and Pakistan ODI series in 1989-90 was scheduled on the 15th of December at Peshawar. But, due to poor light, they had to cancel the official match. Seeing the crowd and people’s excitement both the country decided mutually to have an exhibition match of 20 overs, where Pakistan chose to bat first and made 157 runs. Sachin, who is always in the form, hit two sixes in an over against hit spinner, Mushtaq Ahmed.

Abdul Qadir who is a veteran cricketer and Mushtaq’s mentor said,

“Bachchon ko Kyun mar rahe ho? Hamein maar ke dikhao. (Why are you thrashing kids? Slash me, if you can.)”

To which Sachin replied very politely through his bat by hitting (6, 0, 4, 6, 6, 6 ) in his over.

Though India was on a shortage of 4 runs and lost the match, that incident will be remembered by everyone throughout their lifetime.

2. Want a biscuit, McGrath? (Eddo Brandes and Glenn McGrath)

Sri-Lanka Hosted World Series, which was between Australia, India, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe. The first match was on 26th August at Colombo between Australia and Zimbabwe where Australia knocked Zimbabwe with quite a huge difference of 125 runs, but that’s not what match is remembered for.

McGrath is very much known for his sleds. Almost for all the matches, we have known one or the other incident. Though Zimbabwe almost lost the match but Eddo Brandes came after the 9th wicket was down and was trying his best to score as much as he can but was missing out most of the balls.

McGrath came to Eddo and asked,

“Why are you so fat?”

To which Eddo had an epic comeback where he said,

“Because every time I make love to your wife, she gives me a biscuit.”

McGrath was actually stunned by his response.

3. I’ll rip your f**king throat out (Glenn McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan)

The West Indies trio of Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul walked in, to chase the record of 418 runs. When they were at 236/4, Glenn McGrath tried to break Sarwan’s concentration and questioned him,

“What does Brian Lara’s d**k taste like?”

To which Sarwan replied,

“I don’t know, ask your wife”,

Listening to this Glenn freaked out and said,

“If you f**king mention my wife again, I’ll f**king rip your f**king throat out.”

Sarwan was unaware of the fact that Glenn’s wife was suffering from cancer and that’s why he got such temper.

4. Hey, kiddo! (Steve Waugh and Parthiv Patel)

Former Australian captain and one of the veteran Australian player was playing his final test innings. And intimidating him was a bad idea by one of the Indian wicket-keeper, Parthiv Patel. Steve was one of the most respected players and no one dared to question his talent on the filed though.

When Steve came in to bat his last test match Parthiv said,

“Come on, just one more of your famous slog sweeps before you finish.”

Steve without hesitation replied,

“Respect me for when I made my debut you were still in your nappies.”

5. Shut up, Ya Johnson! (James Anderson and Mitchell Johnson)

The Ashes is probably one of the best ferocious competition in the entire sports world, where one team is bossing another. England and Australia are the participants and this has been going from the past 100 years. It’s cricket in the purest form and gets better each passing day.

The Ashes has provided so many unforgettable memories to cricket yet this one remains on the top. At the non-striker end, Mitchell Johnson called out the bowler James Anderson and said,

“Why are you chirping now mate, not getting wickets?”

Anderson, who is the highest wicket-taker of the series did not miss an opportunity and he cleaned bowled Ryan in the very next ball. You know the best way to reply is to perform and that is exactly what Anderson did. But it wasn’t over yet. After picking up the wicket, he turned around to Johnson and showed him the ‘shush’ symbol, keeping his index finger on his lips. This incident is now marked forever in Ashes history.