5 Unforgettable Sledging Moments in Cricket History
Players use 'sledging' often to intimidate the opposition.
3. I’ll rip your f**king throat out (Glenn McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan)
Glenn McGrath is one of the very few Australians you’ll not associate with sledging very often. Yet, here he was, in Antigua, 9 years the previous incident. It was the fourth and last match of the Test Series between the West Indies and Australia. The Kangaroos had already won the preceding 3 matches and were looking good for a fourth straight win.
Chasing a record 418 runs in the fourth innings, the West Indies trio of Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul dug in. When they were at 236/4, Glenn McGrath tried to break Sarwan’s concentration and asked him, “What does Brian Lara’s d**k taste like?”.
To this, Sarwan replied, “I don’t know, ask your wife”. This caught Glenn McGrath off-guard and he got angry, warning Sarwan, “If you f**king mention my wife again, I’ll f**king rip your f**king throat out.” Sarwan wasn’t aware that McGrath’s wife was suffering from cancer and this is why McGrath got troubled.
West Indies later went on to chase the target, a record which hasn’t been bettered till now.
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