Cricket, despite being called as a gentlemen’s game, has often found itself combating the hostilities caused by ugly episodes of sledging, especially considering that the prime intention of such verbal exchanges between players is to distract and present irrelevant cues that interfere with a player&#8217;s concentration.

The term ‘sledging’ is as old as the game itself and resembles the times when the legendary W.G Grace was known for his desire to deliver a running commentary on its opponents.  Speaking about its mastery then, undoubtedly the Australians are the sovereign powers of it and also, is a distinctive part of their cricketing culture.

Some of the prominent masters from the realm of this art are the likes of Merv Hughes, Dennis Lillie, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shane-warne-loses-his-driving-license-in-united-kingdom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Shane Warne</strong></a> and more precisely someone might add the entire Steve Waugh’s Australia. But, time and again, the Aussies, too, have been atrociously made to taste their own medicine.

Let’s have a look at the 5 instances where the hard-nosed Australian sledging got back a fitting response:

1. Virat Kohli to James Faulkner: “I have smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl!”

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-414914" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-and-James-Faulkner.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli and James Faulkner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-414914" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli and James Faulkner. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

James Faulkner, the Aussie all-rounder, when tried to sledge Virat Kohli, was given a mouth shutting reply by India’s premier batsman. The sledging instance had taken place when the Indian team had toured to Australia for the limited-overs cricket comprising of five ODIs and three T20Is in early 2016.

The identified occurrence had happened in the third ODI match where <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/4102626626434694" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Virat Kohli</strong></a> was swiftly batting and had reached on to the score of 73 and that is when the all-rounder James Faulkner, in order to disturb Kohli’s concentration, took a jibe by saying some words which got recorded on the stumps mic.

However, Kohli didn’t allow Faulkner to get away and in his response said, “You are wasting your energy. There’s no point.  I have smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl!” Kohli, after his response, eventually went to score 117, but despite his hundred, India lost that match.

2. Ramnaresh Sarwan to Glenn McGrath: “ I don’t know. Ask your wife.”

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-402836" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ramnaresh-Sarwan-and-Glenn-McGrath.jpg" alt="Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-402836" class="wp-caption-text">Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Australia’s legendary speedster Glenn McGrath had gotten involved in a ferocious verbal incident with former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan. The incident rewinds to 2003 in the Caribbean where McGrath wasn’t part of the first two Tests. The occurring had taken place when the hosts were 237 for 4 thanks to the Shivnarine Chanderpaul- Sarwan’s batting display.

The pair had stitched up a partnership of 165 and with 181 runs required to win, the match looked nicely poised between the two top giants. The incident began when Sarwan, while taking a single, ran past McGrath and that’s when McGrath got under Sarwan’s skin by saying, “What does Brian Lara’s c*ck taste like?” In response, Sarwan’s replied saying, “I don’t know. Ask your wife.”

However, Sarwan’s response did make McGrath angry, especially considering that his wife Jane was suffering from cancer illness. Sarwan’s response did provoke McGrath and the legendary speedster gave a shot back with a reply saying, “If you f****** mention my wife again, I’ll f******* rip your f***** throat out.” More importantly, the incident did severely was criticised and had left the legendary speedster feeling awful.

3. Robin Smith to Merv Hughes: “ Hey Merv, We make a fine pair. I can’t f****** bat and you can’t f****** bowl.”

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-467125" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Robin-Smith-and-Merv-Hughes.jpg" alt="Robin Smith and Merv Hughes" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467125" class="wp-caption-text">Robin Smith and Merv Hughes. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

The series of Ashes without sledging is highly alien and with the Aussies involved in it, often, one would expect proceedings to spice up, especially when the likes of Merv Hughes are onto the field. However, there have been instances when the Englishmen have exhibited the Aussies with their own way of replying.

Once such instance, in one of the longest-running rivalry in the game, was witnessed during the second Test of Ashes in 1989 at the Lord’s when Merv Hughes ran into the English batsman Robin Smith by telling him that “You can’t f****** bat.”

However, Smith did give back a quick fitting reply by saying, “Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can’t f****** bat and you can’t f****** bowl.”

4. Virender Sehwag to Michael Clarke: “Which dog breed do you belong to, Pup?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-467126" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virender-Sehwag-and-Michael-Clarke.jpg" alt="Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467126" class="wp-caption-text">Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

This incident between Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke is one of the most cherished ones if you are an Indian fan especially considering the profound invincible nature the Aussies possessed at that time.

However, this incident had taken place during the 2003-04 Test series in Australia when the visitors were playing their scheduled match against Australia ‘A&#8217; team. Sachin, on the other hand, after undergoing his back spasms treatment, had come in to bat and that’s when the young Michael Clarke told the legendary batsman to walk back as he was too old to bat to which Sachin didn’t reply.

However, Virender Sehwag did walk up to the young Clarke by asking about his age and asked him to stop bothering the great batsman as Sachin had more centuries than his age. Despite Sehwag’s response, Clarke continued with his rant which eventually propelled Sehwag to ask which dog breed he belongs to since his teammates called him “Pup”.

5. Ravi Shastri to Mike Whitney: &#8220;If you could bowl as well as you talk, you wouldn’t have been the 12th Man.”

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-467127" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravi-Shastri-and-Mike-Whitney.jpg" alt="Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467127" class="wp-caption-text">Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

We all know how competitive and fierce <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rohit-sharma-and-ishant-sharma-need-to-be-on-the-flight-in-the-next-three-or-four-days-if-they-have-to-play-test-series-ravi-shastri/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ravi Shastri</strong></a> can be as a character who will never resist out when it comes to the passing of even a single nickel when faced. Such ferocious nature of him has been, time and again, evident whether it was him back then playing for India or when it was his commentary stint and even now as being the national coach of the team.

Conceivably, Shastri’s response to Mike Whitney was definitely nothing short of what one might have equally expected of him especially to an Aussie being at the receiver&#8217;s end. The incident had taken place in one of the Test matches when India toured in 1991-92 to Australia as Whitney was brought in as the 12th man.

The incident occurred when Shastri hit the ball in the direction of  Whitney, looking to get off the strike but had to withhold himself. Moments later, Whitney made a witty remark at Shastri to stay in the crease or else he would break his head.

However, Shastri gave a mouth shutting reply by responding, “If you could bowl as well as you talk, you wouldn’t have been the 12th Man.”

<em><strong>Written by Jai Chainani</strong></em>

<p>Cricket, despite being called as a gentlemen’s game, has often found itself combating the hostilities caused by ugly episodes of sledging, especially considering that the prime intention of such verbal exchanges between players is to distract and present irrelevant cues that interfere with a player’s concentration.</p>
<p>The term ‘sledging’ is as old as the game itself and resembles the times when the legendary W.G Grace was known for his desire to deliver a running commentary on its opponents.&nbsp;&nbsp;Speaking about its mastery then, undoubtedly the Australians are the sovereign powers of it and also, is a distinctive part of their cricketing culture.</p>
<p>Some of the prominent masters from the realm of this art are the likes of Merv Hughes, Dennis Lillie, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shane-warne-loses-his-driving-license-in-united-kingdom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Shane Warne</strong></a> and more precisely someone might add the entire Steve Waugh’s Australia. But, time and again, the Aussies, too, have been atrociously made to taste their own medicine.</p>
<h3>Let’s have a look at the 5 instances where the hard-nosed Australian sledging got back a fitting response:</h3>
<h3>1. Virat Kohli to James Faulkner: “I have smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl!”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_414914" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-414914" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-414914" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-and-James-Faulkner.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli and James Faulkner" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-414914" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli and James Faulkner. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>James Faulkner, the Aussie all-rounder, when tried to sledge Virat Kohli, was given a mouth shutting reply by India’s premier batsman. The sledging instance had taken place when the Indian team had toured to Australia for the limited-overs cricket comprising of five ODIs and three T20Is in early 2016.</p>
<p>The identified occurrence had happened in the third ODI match where <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/4102626626434694" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Virat Kohli</strong></a> was swiftly batting and had reached on to the score of 73 and that is when the all-rounder James Faulkner, in order to disturb Kohli’s concentration, took a jibe by saying some words which got recorded on the stumps mic.</p>
<p>However, Kohli didn’t allow Faulkner to get away and in his response said, “You are wasting your energy. There’s no point.&nbsp; I have smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl!” Kohli, after his response, eventually went to score 117, but despite his hundred, India lost that match.</p>
<h3>2. Ramnaresh Sarwan to Glenn McGrath: “ I don’t know. Ask your wife.”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_402836" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-402836" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-402836" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ramnaresh-Sarwan-and-Glenn-McGrath.jpg" alt="Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-402836" class="wp-caption-text">Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia’s legendary speedster Glenn McGrath had gotten involved in a ferocious verbal incident with former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan. The incident rewinds to 2003 in the Caribbean where McGrath wasn’t part of the first two Tests. The occurring had taken place when the hosts were 237 for 4 thanks to the Shivnarine Chanderpaul- Sarwan’s batting display.</p>
<p>The pair had stitched up a partnership of 165 and with 181 runs required to win, the match looked nicely poised between the two top giants. The incident began when Sarwan, while taking a single, ran past McGrath and that’s when McGrath got under Sarwan’s skin by saying, “What does Brian Lara’s c*ck taste like?” In response, Sarwan’s replied saying, “I don’t know. Ask your wife.”</p>
<p>However, Sarwan’s response did make McGrath angry, especially considering that his wife Jane was suffering from cancer illness. Sarwan’s response did provoke McGrath and the legendary speedster gave a shot back with a reply saying, “If you f****** mention my wife again, I’ll f******* rip your f***** throat out.” More importantly, the incident did severely was criticised and had left the legendary speedster feeling awful.</p>
<h3>3. Robin Smith to Merv Hughes: “ Hey Merv, We make a fine pair. I can’t f****** bat and you can’t f****** bowl.”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_467125" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-467125" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-467125" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Robin-Smith-and-Merv-Hughes.jpg" alt="Robin Smith and Merv Hughes" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467125" class="wp-caption-text">Robin Smith and Merv Hughes. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The series of Ashes without sledging is highly alien and with the Aussies involved in it, often, one would expect proceedings to spice up, especially when the likes of Merv Hughes are onto the field. However, there have been instances when the Englishmen have exhibited the Aussies with their own way of replying.</p>
<p>Once such instance, in one of the longest-running rivalry in the game, was witnessed during the second Test of Ashes in 1989 at the Lord’s when Merv Hughes ran into the English batsman Robin Smith by telling him that “You can’t f****** bat.”</p>
<p>However, Smith did give back a quick fitting reply by saying, “Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can’t f****** bat and you can’t f****** bowl.”</p>
<h3>4. Virender Sehwag to Michael Clarke: “Which dog breed do you belong to, Pup?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_467126" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-467126" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-467126" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virender-Sehwag-and-Michael-Clarke.jpg" alt="Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467126" class="wp-caption-text">Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>This incident between Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke is one of the most cherished ones if you are an Indian fan especially considering the profound invincible nature the Aussies possessed at that time.</p>
<p>However, this incident had taken place during the 2003-04 Test series in Australia when the visitors were playing their scheduled match against Australia ‘A’ team. Sachin, on the other hand, after undergoing his back spasms treatment, had come in to bat and that’s when the young Michael Clarke told the legendary batsman to walk back as he was too old to bat to which Sachin didn’t reply.</p>
<p>However, Virender Sehwag did walk up to the young Clarke by asking about his age and asked him to stop bothering the great batsman as Sachin had more centuries than his age. Despite Sehwag’s response, Clarke continued with his rant which eventually propelled Sehwag to ask which dog breed he belongs to since his teammates called him “Pup”.</p>
<h3>5. Ravi Shastri to Mike Whitney: “If you could bowl as well as you talk, you wouldn’t have been the 12th Man.”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_467127" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-467127" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-467127" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravi-Shastri-and-Mike-Whitney.jpg" alt="Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467127" class="wp-caption-text">Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>We all know how competitive and fierce <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rohit-sharma-and-ishant-sharma-need-to-be-on-the-flight-in-the-next-three-or-four-days-if-they-have-to-play-test-series-ravi-shastri/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ravi Shastri</strong></a> can be as a character who will never resist out when it comes to the passing of even a single nickel when faced. Such ferocious nature of him has been, time and again, evident whether it was him back then playing for India or when it was his commentary stint and even now as being the national coach of the team.</p>
<p>Conceivably, Shastri’s response to Mike Whitney was definitely nothing short of what one might have equally expected of him especially to an Aussie being at the receiver’s end. The incident had taken place in one of the Test matches when India toured in 1991-92 to Australia as Whitney was brought in as the 12th man.</p>
<p>The incident occurred when Shastri hit the ball in the direction of&nbsp; Whitney, looking to get off the strike but had to withhold himself. Moments later, Whitney made a witty remark at Shastri to stay in the crease or else he would break his head.</p>
<p>However, Shastri gave a mouth shutting reply by responding, “If you could bowl as well as you talk, you wouldn’t have been the 12th Man.”</p>
<p><em><strong>Written by Jai Chainani</strong></em></p>

<p>Cricket, despite being called as a gentlemen’s game, has often found itself combating the hostilities caused by ugly episodes of sledging, especially considering that the prime intention of such verbal exchanges between players is to distract and present irrelevant cues that interfere with a player&#8217;s concentration.</p>
<p>The term ‘sledging’ is as old as the game itself and resembles the times when the legendary W.G Grace was known for his desire to deliver a running commentary on its opponents.  Speaking about its mastery then, undoubtedly the Australians are the sovereign powers of it and also, is a distinctive part of their cricketing culture.</p>
<p>Some of the prominent masters from the realm of this art are the likes of Merv Hughes, Dennis Lillie, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shane-warne-loses-his-driving-license-in-united-kingdom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Shane Warne</strong></a> and more precisely someone might add the entire Steve Waugh’s Australia. But, time and again, the Aussies, too, have been atrociously made to taste their own medicine.</p>
<h3>Let’s have a look at the 5 instances where the hard-nosed Australian sledging got back a fitting response:</h3>
<h3>1. Virat Kohli to James Faulkner: “I have smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl!”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_414914" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-414914" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-414914" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-and-James-Faulkner.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli and James Faulkner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-414914" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli and James Faulkner. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>James Faulkner, the Aussie all-rounder, when tried to sledge Virat Kohli, was given a mouth shutting reply by India’s premier batsman. The sledging instance had taken place when the Indian team had toured to Australia for the limited-overs cricket comprising of five ODIs and three T20Is in early 2016.</p>
<p>The identified occurrence had happened in the third ODI match where <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/4102626626434694" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Virat Kohli</strong></a> was swiftly batting and had reached on to the score of 73 and that is when the all-rounder James Faulkner, in order to disturb Kohli’s concentration, took a jibe by saying some words which got recorded on the stumps mic.</p>
<p>However, Kohli didn’t allow Faulkner to get away and in his response said, “You are wasting your energy. There’s no point.  I have smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl!” Kohli, after his response, eventually went to score 117, but despite his hundred, India lost that match.</p>
<h3>2. Ramnaresh Sarwan to Glenn McGrath: “ I don’t know. Ask your wife.”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_402836" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-402836" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-402836" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ramnaresh-Sarwan-and-Glenn-McGrath.jpg" alt="Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-402836" class="wp-caption-text">Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia’s legendary speedster Glenn McGrath had gotten involved in a ferocious verbal incident with former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan. The incident rewinds to 2003 in the Caribbean where McGrath wasn’t part of the first two Tests. The occurring had taken place when the hosts were 237 for 4 thanks to the Shivnarine Chanderpaul- Sarwan’s batting display.</p>
<p>The pair had stitched up a partnership of 165 and with 181 runs required to win, the match looked nicely poised between the two top giants. The incident began when Sarwan, while taking a single, ran past McGrath and that’s when McGrath got under Sarwan’s skin by saying, “What does Brian Lara’s c*ck taste like?” In response, Sarwan’s replied saying, “I don’t know. Ask your wife.”</p>
<p>However, Sarwan’s response did make McGrath angry, especially considering that his wife Jane was suffering from cancer illness. Sarwan’s response did provoke McGrath and the legendary speedster gave a shot back with a reply saying, “If you f****** mention my wife again, I’ll f******* rip your f***** throat out.” More importantly, the incident did severely was criticised and had left the legendary speedster feeling awful.</p>
<h3>3. Robin Smith to Merv Hughes: “ Hey Merv, We make a fine pair. I can’t f****** bat and you can’t f****** bowl.”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_467125" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-467125" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-467125" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Robin-Smith-and-Merv-Hughes.jpg" alt="Robin Smith and Merv Hughes" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467125" class="wp-caption-text">Robin Smith and Merv Hughes. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The series of Ashes without sledging is highly alien and with the Aussies involved in it, often, one would expect proceedings to spice up, especially when the likes of Merv Hughes are onto the field. However, there have been instances when the Englishmen have exhibited the Aussies with their own way of replying.</p>
<p>Once such instance, in one of the longest-running rivalry in the game, was witnessed during the second Test of Ashes in 1989 at the Lord’s when Merv Hughes ran into the English batsman Robin Smith by telling him that “You can’t f****** bat.”</p>
<p>However, Smith did give back a quick fitting reply by saying, “Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can’t f****** bat and you can’t f****** bowl.”</p>
<h3>4. Virender Sehwag to Michael Clarke: “Which dog breed do you belong to, Pup?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_467126" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-467126" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-467126" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virender-Sehwag-and-Michael-Clarke.jpg" alt="Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467126" class="wp-caption-text">Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>This incident between Virender Sehwag and Michael Clarke is one of the most cherished ones if you are an Indian fan especially considering the profound invincible nature the Aussies possessed at that time.</p>
<p>However, this incident had taken place during the 2003-04 Test series in Australia when the visitors were playing their scheduled match against Australia ‘A&#8217; team. Sachin, on the other hand, after undergoing his back spasms treatment, had come in to bat and that’s when the young Michael Clarke told the legendary batsman to walk back as he was too old to bat to which Sachin didn’t reply.</p>
<p>However, Virender Sehwag did walk up to the young Clarke by asking about his age and asked him to stop bothering the great batsman as Sachin had more centuries than his age. Despite Sehwag’s response, Clarke continued with his rant which eventually propelled Sehwag to ask which dog breed he belongs to since his teammates called him “Pup”.</p>
<h3>5. Ravi Shastri to Mike Whitney: &#8220;If you could bowl as well as you talk, you wouldn’t have been the 12th Man.”</h3>
<figure id="attachment_467127" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-467127" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-467127" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravi-Shastri-and-Mike-Whitney.jpg" alt="Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-467127" class="wp-caption-text">Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>We all know how competitive and fierce <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rohit-sharma-and-ishant-sharma-need-to-be-on-the-flight-in-the-next-three-or-four-days-if-they-have-to-play-test-series-ravi-shastri/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ravi Shastri</strong></a> can be as a character who will never resist out when it comes to the passing of even a single nickel when faced. Such ferocious nature of him has been, time and again, evident whether it was him back then playing for India or when it was his commentary stint and even now as being the national coach of the team.</p>
<p>Conceivably, Shastri’s response to Mike Whitney was definitely nothing short of what one might have equally expected of him especially to an Aussie being at the receiver&#8217;s end. The incident had taken place in one of the Test matches when India toured in 1991-92 to Australia as Whitney was brought in as the 12th man.</p>
<p>The incident occurred when Shastri hit the ball in the direction of  Whitney, looking to get off the strike but had to withhold himself. Moments later, Whitney made a witty remark at Shastri to stay in the crease or else he would break his head.</p>
<p>However, Shastri gave a mouth shutting reply by responding, “If you could bowl as well as you talk, you wouldn’t have been the 12th Man.”</p>
<p><em><strong>Written by Jai Chainani</strong></em></p>

Time and again the Aussies have been atrociously made to taste their own medicine.

5 instances when Australian cricketers got fitting replies for their sledging

Cricket despite being called as a gentlemen’s game has often found itself combating the hostilities caused by ugly episodes of sledging