Cricketers have tried everything in the book to gain the upper hand against their opposition since the inception of the game. Some teams try to be aggressive with the ball or bat, and on the other hand, some teams use deceitful words as a psychological ploy to deter their rivals.

The cricketing world is largely divided on sledging in the game, as some believe it keeps the spark of competitiveness alive, while others feel it should be thrown out of the game altogether. Teams or players indulge in sledging to put pressure on the opposition batters or the bowlers, and it often works well, but sometimes it backfires horribly and makes for entertaining viewing.

We look at such instances when the players sledging, had to eat their own words and were left embarrassed by their opponents.

5. Virat Kohli ignites a fire in Jonny Bairstow, 2022

<img class="size-full wp-image-665850" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-and-Jonny-Bairstow-in-argument.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow in argument" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-665850" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow in argument (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Edgbaston hosted the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India on July 1st, 2022. India posted a total of 416 runs on the board after centuries from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. England were struggling in their reply as half their side were back in the hut at the score of 83 on the second day.

The Indian bowlers were on top of Jonny Bairstow as he struggled to make decent connections with the ball. That is when former Indian skipper <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/web-stories/5-records-virat-kohli-might-not-be-able-to-break-due-to-his-poor-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> had a word with Bairstow. Apparently, the Indian batter remarked that Bairstow was seeing everything else apart from the ball.

The Yorkshireman, who was struggling up until that point, was fired up by Kohli’s words and launched a scathing assault on the Indian bowlers as he notched up a glorious century in the innings. Bairstow compounded India’s misery in the second innings with another trailblazing ton to guide England to victory in the Test.

4. Shanon Gabriel’s homophobic remark against Joe Root, 2019

<img class="size-full wp-image-316855" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shannon-Gabriel.jpg" alt="Shannon Gabriel" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-316855" class="wp-caption-text">Shannon Gabriel of West Indies exchanges words with Joe Root. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images,)</figcaption>

Joe Root is one of the nice guys in cricket, and people often think of the elegant batter as an easy target. It was the same case when England faced West Indies in the third Test in St. Lucia. England had already lost the series but were out to avoid a whitewash in the Test series.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/england-vs-india-5th-test-day-5-stats-review/">Joe Root</a> had endured a tough time in the series as he had failed to contribute with the bat on previous occasions. The right-hand batter was the subject of homophobic abuse in an over by West Indian pacer Shanon Gabriel, who asked him, “Do you like boys?”. Root responded brilliantly, which was picked up by the microphone: ‘Don’t use it as an insult. There’s nothing wrong with being gay.’

The Englishman was batting at 24 then and ended up scoring a fluently constructed century which ultimately resulted in England’s victory in the match. Gabriel later apologized for his comments and was banned for four matches for his remarks.

3. Australia gang up against Brian Lara, 2003

<img class="size-full wp-image-521167" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Brian-Lara.jpg" alt="Brian Lara" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-521167" class="wp-caption-text">Brian Lara. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Australia have a reputation for going overboard with things on the cricketing field. The Men in Yellow were once again at it when they decided to lay it on West Indian batting great <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/eng-vs-ind-brian-lara-congralutes-bumrah-on-breaking-his-long-standing-record/">Brian Lara</a> in a Test match in 2003.

The all-conquering Australian side were dismissed for 240 in the first innings and when Lara came to the crease with West Indies 73-3, he was welcomed with a slew of unkind words from Matthew Hayden and Australian skipper Steve Waugh. The West Indian batter and Waugh were later involved in an altercation, and umpire David Shepherd had to separate the pair.

In response to the taunts, the southpaw played three cracking shots to send a strong message to the Aussies. West Indies completed a sensational victory in that Test after chasing a record 418 runs in the fourth innings of that match.

2. Shoaib Akhtar’s spat with Harbhajan Singh, 2010

<img class="size-full wp-image-569364" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Harbhajan-Singh-and-Shoaib-Akhtar.jpg" alt="Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-569364" class="wp-caption-text">Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar. (Photo by RAVEENDRAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Pakistan and India share a rivalry unlike any other nation, the arch-rivals are often engaged in fierce contests on the pitch and never back down from dishing out a few unpleasantries at the opponent. It was the case when both these sides met in a blockbuster clash in the Asia Cup in Dambulla in 2010.

Pakistan had set India a tricky target of 268 runs after batting first in the match. The Indian team had a decent start in pursuit of Pakistan’s total and were in control of the chase. But a mini-collapse in the middle overs derailed their chase. In the 47th over, Harbhajan Singh smashed Pakistani speedster, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/id-have-dismissed-sachin-sehwag-and-india-wouldve-collapsed-shoaib-akhtar-rues-pakistans-2011-wc-loss-against-india/">Shoaib Akhtar</a>, for a massive six. Akhtar then directed a couple of vicious bouncers towards the Indian batters’ ribcage in a typical fast bowler’s response.

Both the players exchanged a few words in a heated argument after the end of the over. Notably, it was the Indian spinner who had the last laugh as he hit a gigantic six in the final over to seal a historic win for India. Harbhajan erupted in a roar after the win and directed it towards the Pakistani pacer, who was seen suggesting the batter get on with it and leave the pitch.

1. Andrew Flintoff irks Yuvraj Singh, 2007

<img class="size-full wp-image-558572" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Flintoff-and-Yuvraj-Singh.jpg" alt="Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-558572" class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh. (Photo Source: Twitter/ICC)</figcaption>

The Indian fans will never forget the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 when the Indian team triumphed in the inaugural edition of the tournament. But there are two Englishman who will also remember the tournament, not as fondly as the Indians though.

India faced England in a must-win game in the group stages of the tournament, and the Indian opening batting pair of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag gave India an electric start after MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. India were in a strong position when <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/welcome-to-the-world-orion-keech-singh-yuvraj-singh-reveals-name-face-of-his-child-with-heartfelt-post/">Yuvraj Singh</a> walked out to bat and were looking to finish strongly. Yuvraj hit the ground running with two boundaries off Andrew Flintoff. The latter didn’t like the Indian batters’ shots and engaged in a spat with him.

The southpaw was irked by the English all-rounder’s comments and unleashed on a young Stuart Broad by pulverizing him for six consecutive sixes in the following over. The explosive batter registered the fastest fifty in International cricket in the process, a record that still stands.

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5 Instances when teams regretted sledging opposition players

Cricketers have tried everything in the book to gain the upper hand against their opposition since the inception of the game. Some teams try to be aggressive with the ball or bat, and on the other hand, some teams use deceitful words as a psychological ploy to deter their rivals.
The cricketing world is largely divided on sledging in the game, as some believe it keeps the spark of competitiveness alive, while others feel it should be thrown out of the game altogether. Teams or players indulge in sledging to put pressure on the opposition batters or the bowlers, and it often works well, but sometimes it backfires horribly and makes for entertaining viewing.
We look at such instances when the players sledging, had to eat their own words and were left embarrassed by their opponents.
<h3>5. Virat Kohli ignites a fire in Jonny Bairstow, 2022</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-665850" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow in argument (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
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Edgbaston hosted the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India on July 1st, 2022. India posted a total of 416 runs on the board after centuries from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. England were struggling in their reply as half their side were back in the hut at the score of 83 on the second day.
The Indian bowlers were on top of Jonny Bairstow as he struggled to make decent connections with the ball. That is when former Indian skipper Virat Kohli had a word with Bairstow. Apparently, the Indian batter remarked that Bairstow was seeing everything else apart from the ball.
The Yorkshireman, who was struggling up until that point, was fired up by Kohli’s words and launched a scathing assault on the Indian bowlers as he notched up a glorious century in the innings. Bairstow compounded India’s misery in the second innings with another trailblazing ton to guide England to victory in the Test.

<h3>4. Shanon Gabriel’s homophobic remark against Joe Root, 2019</h3>
<figure id="attachment_316855" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-316855" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-316855" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shannon-Gabriel.jpg" alt="Shannon Gabriel" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-316855" class="wp-caption-text">Shannon Gabriel of West Indies exchanges words with Joe Root. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images,)</figcaption>
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Joe Root is one of the nice guys in cricket, and people often think of the elegant batter as an easy target. It was the same case when England faced West Indies in the third Test in St. Lucia. England had already lost the series but were out to avoid a whitewash in the Test series.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/england-vs-india-5th-test-day-5-stats-review/">Joe Root</a> had endured a tough time in the series as he had failed to contribute with the bat on previous occasions. The right-hand batter was the subject of homophobic abuse in an over by West Indian pacer Shanon Gabriel, who asked him, “Do you like boys?”. Root responded brilliantly, which was picked up by the microphone: ‘Don’t use it as an insult. There’s nothing wrong with being gay.’
The Englishman was batting at 24 then and ended up scoring a fluently constructed century which ultimately resulted in England’s victory in the match. Gabriel later apologized for his comments and was banned for four matches for his remarks.

<h3>3. Australia gang up against Brian Lara, 2003</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-521167" class="wp-caption-text">Brian Lara. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
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Australia have a reputation for going overboard with things on the cricketing field. The Men in Yellow were once again at it when they decided to lay it on West Indian batting great <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/eng-vs-ind-brian-lara-congralutes-bumrah-on-breaking-his-long-standing-record/">Brian Lara</a> in a Test match in 2003.
The all-conquering Australian side were dismissed for 240 in the first innings and when Lara came to the crease with West Indies 73-3, he was welcomed with a slew of unkind words from Matthew Hayden and Australian skipper Steve Waugh. The West Indian batter and Waugh were later involved in an altercation, and umpire David Shepherd had to separate the pair.
In response to the taunts, the southpaw played three cracking shots to send a strong message to the Aussies. West Indies completed a sensational victory in that Test after chasing a record 418 runs in the fourth innings of that match.

<h3>2. Shoaib Akhtar’s spat with Harbhajan Singh, 2010</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-569364" class="wp-caption-text">Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar. (Photo by RAVEENDRAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
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Pakistan and India share a rivalry unlike any other nation, the arch-rivals are often engaged in fierce contests on the pitch and never back down from dishing out a few unpleasantries at the opponent. It was the case when both these sides met in a blockbuster clash in the Asia Cup in Dambulla in 2010.
Pakistan had set India a tricky target of 268 runs after batting first in the match. The Indian team had a decent start in pursuit of Pakistan’s total and were in control of the chase. But a mini-collapse in the middle overs derailed their chase. In the 47th over, Harbhajan Singh smashed Pakistani speedster, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/id-have-dismissed-sachin-sehwag-and-india-wouldve-collapsed-shoaib-akhtar-rues-pakistans-2011-wc-loss-against-india/">Shoaib Akhtar</a>, for a massive six. Akhtar then directed a couple of vicious bouncers towards the Indian batters’ ribcage in a typical fast bowler’s response.
Both the players exchanged a few words in a heated argument after the end of the over. Notably, it was the Indian spinner who had the last laugh as he hit a gigantic six in the final over to seal a historic win for India. Harbhajan erupted in a roar after the win and directed it towards the Pakistani pacer, who was seen suggesting the batter get on with it and leave the pitch.

<h3>1. Andrew Flintoff irks Yuvraj Singh, 2007</h3>
<figure id="attachment_558572" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-558572" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-558572" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Flintoff-and-Yuvraj-Singh.jpg" alt="Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-558572" class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh. (Photo Source: Twitter/ICC)</figcaption>
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The Indian fans will never forget the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 when the Indian team triumphed in the inaugural edition of the tournament. But there are two Englishman who will also remember the tournament, not as fondly as the Indians though.
India faced England in a must-win game in the group stages of the tournament, and the Indian opening batting pair of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag gave India an electric start after MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. India were in a strong position when <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/welcome-to-the-world-orion-keech-singh-yuvraj-singh-reveals-name-face-of-his-child-with-heartfelt-post/">Yuvraj Singh</a> walked out to bat and were looking to finish strongly. Yuvraj hit the ground running with two boundaries off Andrew Flintoff. The latter didn’t like the Indian batters’ shots and engaged in a spat with him.
The southpaw was irked by the English all-rounder’s comments and unleashed on a young Stuart Broad by pulverizing him for six consecutive sixes in the following over. The explosive batter registered the fastest fifty in International cricket in the process, a record that still stands.

Cricketers have tried everything in the book to gain the upper hand against their opposition since the inception of the game. Some teams try to be aggressive with the ball or bat, and on the other hand, some teams use deceitful words as a psychological ploy to deter their rivals.
The cricketing world is largely divided on sledging in the game, as some believe it keeps the spark of competitiveness alive, while others feel it should be thrown out of the game altogether. Teams or players indulge in sledging to put pressure on the opposition batters or the bowlers, and it often works well, but sometimes it backfires horribly and makes for entertaining viewing.
We look at such instances when the players sledging, had to eat their own words and were left embarrassed by their opponents.
<h3>5. Virat Kohli ignites a fire in Jonny Bairstow, 2022</h3>
<figure id="attachment_665850" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-665850" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-665850" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-and-Jonny-Bairstow-in-argument.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow in argument" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-665850" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow in argument (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
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Edgbaston hosted the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India on July 1st, 2022. India posted a total of 416 runs on the board after centuries from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. England were struggling in their reply as half their side were back in the hut at the score of 83 on the second day.
The Indian bowlers were on top of Jonny Bairstow as he struggled to make decent connections with the ball. That is when former Indian skipper <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/web-stories/5-records-virat-kohli-might-not-be-able-to-break-due-to-his-poor-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> had a word with Bairstow. Apparently, the Indian batter remarked that Bairstow was seeing everything else apart from the ball.
The Yorkshireman, who was struggling up until that point, was fired up by Kohli’s words and launched a scathing assault on the Indian bowlers as he notched up a glorious century in the innings. Bairstow compounded India’s misery in the second innings with another trailblazing ton to guide England to victory in the Test.

<h3>4. Shanon Gabriel’s homophobic remark against Joe Root, 2019</h3>
<figure id="attachment_316855" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-316855" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-316855" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shannon-Gabriel.jpg" alt="Shannon Gabriel" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-316855" class="wp-caption-text">Shannon Gabriel of West Indies exchanges words with Joe Root. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images,)</figcaption>
</figure>
Joe Root is one of the nice guys in cricket, and people often think of the elegant batter as an easy target. It was the same case when England faced West Indies in the third Test in St. Lucia. England had already lost the series but were out to avoid a whitewash in the Test series.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/england-vs-india-5th-test-day-5-stats-review/">Joe Root</a> had endured a tough time in the series as he had failed to contribute with the bat on previous occasions. The right-hand batter was the subject of homophobic abuse in an over by West Indian pacer Shanon Gabriel, who asked him, “Do you like boys?”. Root responded brilliantly, which was picked up by the microphone: ‘Don’t use it as an insult. There’s nothing wrong with being gay.’
The Englishman was batting at 24 then and ended up scoring a fluently constructed century which ultimately resulted in England’s victory in the match. Gabriel later apologized for his comments and was banned for four matches for his remarks.

<h3>3. Australia gang up against Brian Lara, 2003</h3>
<figure id="attachment_521167" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-521167" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-521167" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Brian-Lara.jpg" alt="Brian Lara" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-521167" class="wp-caption-text">Brian Lara. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
Australia have a reputation for going overboard with things on the cricketing field. The Men in Yellow were once again at it when they decided to lay it on West Indian batting great <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/eng-vs-ind-brian-lara-congralutes-bumrah-on-breaking-his-long-standing-record/">Brian Lara</a> in a Test match in 2003.
The all-conquering Australian side were dismissed for 240 in the first innings and when Lara came to the crease with West Indies 73-3, he was welcomed with a slew of unkind words from Matthew Hayden and Australian skipper Steve Waugh. The West Indian batter and Waugh were later involved in an altercation, and umpire David Shepherd had to separate the pair.
In response to the taunts, the southpaw played three cracking shots to send a strong message to the Aussies. West Indies completed a sensational victory in that Test after chasing a record 418 runs in the fourth innings of that match.

<h3>2. Shoaib Akhtar’s spat with Harbhajan Singh, 2010</h3>
<figure id="attachment_569364" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-569364" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-569364" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Harbhajan-Singh-and-Shoaib-Akhtar.jpg" alt="Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-569364" class="wp-caption-text">Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar. (Photo by RAVEENDRAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
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Pakistan and India share a rivalry unlike any other nation, the arch-rivals are often engaged in fierce contests on the pitch and never back down from dishing out a few unpleasantries at the opponent. It was the case when both these sides met in a blockbuster clash in the Asia Cup in Dambulla in 2010.
Pakistan had set India a tricky target of 268 runs after batting first in the match. The Indian team had a decent start in pursuit of Pakistan’s total and were in control of the chase. But a mini-collapse in the middle overs derailed their chase. In the 47th over, Harbhajan Singh smashed Pakistani speedster, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/id-have-dismissed-sachin-sehwag-and-india-wouldve-collapsed-shoaib-akhtar-rues-pakistans-2011-wc-loss-against-india/">Shoaib Akhtar</a>, for a massive six. Akhtar then directed a couple of vicious bouncers towards the Indian batters’ ribcage in a typical fast bowler’s response.
Both the players exchanged a few words in a heated argument after the end of the over. Notably, it was the Indian spinner who had the last laugh as he hit a gigantic six in the final over to seal a historic win for India. Harbhajan erupted in a roar after the win and directed it towards the Pakistani pacer, who was seen suggesting the batter get on with it and leave the pitch.

<h3>1. Andrew Flintoff irks Yuvraj Singh, 2007</h3>
<figure id="attachment_558572" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-558572" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-558572" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Flintoff-and-Yuvraj-Singh.jpg" alt="Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-558572" class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh. (Photo Source: Twitter/ICC)</figcaption>
</figure>
The Indian fans will never forget the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 when the Indian team triumphed in the inaugural edition of the tournament. But there are two Englishman who will also remember the tournament, not as fondly as the Indians though.
India faced England in a must-win game in the group stages of the tournament, and the Indian opening batting pair of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag gave India an electric start after MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. India were in a strong position when <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/welcome-to-the-world-orion-keech-singh-yuvraj-singh-reveals-name-face-of-his-child-with-heartfelt-post/">Yuvraj Singh</a> walked out to bat and were looking to finish strongly. Yuvraj hit the ground running with two boundaries off Andrew Flintoff. The latter didn’t like the Indian batters’ shots and engaged in a spat with him.
The southpaw was irked by the English all-rounder’s comments and unleashed on a young Stuart Broad by pulverizing him for six consecutive sixes in the following over. The explosive batter registered the fastest fifty in International cricket in the process, a record that still stands.
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Cricketers have tried everything in the book to gain the upper hand against their opposition since the inception of the game. Some teams try to be aggressive with the ball or bat, and on the other han

The cricketing world is divided on the subject of sledging and are undecided on whether it should be part of the game or removed from it.

Teams or players indulge in sledging to pressurize oppositions and it often works well, but sometimes it backfires horribly