Cricket is often referred to as the Gentleman’s Game. However, even after earning the label, the game has seen a number of controversies emerging, since the early days. This usually happens when two sides are battling it out in a very tense situation and tempers are bound to flare intentionally or unintentionally.
Witnessing verbal volleys is a normal occurrence on the field but if this banter goes out of control then it leads to nasty fights. Here we take a look at 5 of the biggest fights in cricketing history:
1. Javed Miandad vs Dennis Lillee-
Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad were respected icons in their countries and they were great patrons of the game of cricket. However, the two always got involved in verbal banters whenever got the chance. Australia and Pakistan faced each other in 1981-82 in Australia and the two were involved in one of the ugliest fights in cricket history.
Pakistan were in muddy waters in the 1st Test at Perth when Javed Miandad came out to bat in the 2nd innings. A fired-up Lillee, coupled with a vociferous crowd, was giving Javed Miandad a hard time when he was doing the rear guard action with Mansoor Akthar and an ugly on-field brawl took place between Lillee and Miandad.
When finishing a single, Miandad collided with Lillee but footage suggested that Lille was the one to blame for blocking Miandad’s way. Lillee later tried to kick Miandad and the Pakistani almost threw back the bat at Lillee. Umpires later brought peace between the two.
