10 Dressing room secrets in cricket history
Taking a close look into some of the most secretive aspects of the dressing rooms.
10. Parthiv Patel’s sledge to Steve Waugh made him bear the brunt of it in the dressing room
This incident had shaped up when the legendary Steve Waugh was playing his last Test at the SCG and with the Test series also being poised out of Australia’s reach, the skipper eventually had to step up to culminate it as a draw. While playing his steady knock of 80, in between the 19-year old Parthiv Patel who was half of Waugh’s age decided to take a jibe at the legend maybe just to distract his rhythm and get his wicket.
While Parthiv Patel from behind the stumps did say “Come on Steve, just one more of your popular slog-sweeps before you quit.” Waugh turned back and replied, “look, buddy, show a bit of respect, you were in nappies when I debuted eighteen years ago.”
Although after hearing Waugh’s comments, Parthiv Patel barely then sledged. But as soon as the match ended, all the senior pros of the Indian team did school the wicket-keeper regarding his unwanted sledge to the legend.
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