5 Instances when a player fought with his captain

4. Ricky Ponting’s brawl with Andrew Symonds 

Andrew Symonds was talented, but his unruly behaviour created troubles for him plenty of times. One of such instances came during the 2009 T20 World Cup in England. In his book, Ashes Diary 2005, Ricky Ponting, the then Australian skipper, wrote about Symonds’ rough attitude before the infamous ODI against Bangladesh.

He wrote that Symonds was almost falling over at training. In the World T20, Symonds had to face exclusion from the national squad ‘for breaking team rules related to alcohol and other issues.’

Talking about the omission, Ponting said that Cricket Australia could not have done more for him. In his book, Ponting also stated how Symonds’ breath used to have smell of alcohol, which made the former’s blood boil. Though he didn’t show it, Symonds’ had the sense of it.