DARK SIDE OF CRICKET

SOME UNKNOWN FACTS AND FIGHTS IN  CRICKET:

1. inzamam-ul-haq :

The incident occurred in 1997 during the 2nd ODI of the series against india vs pakistan . Shiv Kumar Thind, a Canada-based Indian, with mega phone he was constantly sledging Inzamam who was fielding at slip. and he chanted like O fatso, stand straight,fat potato, rotten potato he repeatedly chanted.

inzamum ask his 12th player to get his bat..and With a bat in hand, he could have caused serious damage if he hadn't been stopped by the security personnel.

2. ICC suspended south africa from international cricket :

 In 1970 ICC suspended south africa from international cricket because of apartheid policy(racist policy). south african team plays matches only with england,australia and newzland.. and selects only white people into their team.

Main reason for ban:

basil D'oliveira he was born in south africa and plays for england cricket team..In 1968-1969 england tour of south africa. he was selected to play against south africa. but south african government and media trolled him for playing against his own country.because of that ICC suspends south africa from international cricket.

3. England awarded the match because opposition refused to play:

In 2006 england vs pakistan  3rd test day 4,umpires requested to change the ball.umpires asks england batsmens to pick new ball instead of pakistan team..and also umpires awarded 5 extra runs to england team because pakistan team tampered the ball...after tea break pakistan team refueses to play .after 20 min umpires went to pakistan dressing room for discussion umpires took off bails  and declare englad as winner..after investigation it was proven that ball was not tampered..the umpire who taken wrong decision was removed from icc umpire panel..

4.South african captain wessels hits kapil dev on face:

In 1992 south africa re-entered intlo international cricket, againist india kapil dev mankad's peter kirsten umpire gives out..but captain wessels took that incident seriously ..and hits kapil dev with bat during his running.after completion of match kapil dev and his indian team mates complains about this incident to match referee.and captain wessels gets 50 percent match fee

5.John and Bobwills sweating problem goes intlo trouble: 

In 1976 england tour of india. out of 3 test matches england took lead of 2-0.during 3rd test match in chennai. Bob Wills and john were troubled by the sweat running into their eyes.They wanted to apply Vaseline to their eyebrows to take the sweat away from their eyes.The strategy didn’t work as the strips kept falling off during run-ups and the Vaseline on those strips was already in contact with the ball so ball swings greatly.and england wins the third test. but umpires got doubt about the ball and they saw vaseline on the ball so after completion of the match.The Indian cricket board sent the ball for laboratory analysis which reported there were traces of Vaseline over the ball. and later investigation they did not do intensionally  so they did not get punished.

6. Ambati rayudu and harbajan singh ugly fight:

The incident took place in the 11th over after Rayudu failed to stop a boundary at deep midwicket despite a valiant effort. An angry Harbhajan wasn't happy with the fielding and he shouted at his team-mate. Rayudu also was in no mood to let it go as he gave him back and charged towards his senior partner to counter him.