5 times when cricketers abused opponents on the field

4. Ricky Ponting abuses Sachin Tendulkar

Back in the day, Ricky Ponting was a captain who would do anything to get his team over the finish line. He surely did a great job at doing that but on the way, there are certain incidents which the veteran would regret. One such incident took place during the DLF Cup Tri-Series 2006-07 in Malaysia. India was playing Australia in a high-pressure match as the winner of this match would go through to the final. Having been bowled out for just 213, Australia went out for a kill.

Sachin Tendulkar, who was in form after scoring a century a few days, was opening the batting with Virender Sehwag. In the third over of the match, a bouncer from McGrath went past Tendulkar and landed straight into Brad Haddin’s gloves. The Australian team appealed and Tendulkar was given out.

As the batsman was walking towards the dressing room, the third umpire noticed that there was no bat involved and the ball had actually touched the shoulder of Tendulkar. He was recalled on to the field but Ponting didn’t like the decision. He said some things to the umpire but as Tendulkar came back to bat, he started filling the ears of the batsman with abuses. India did end up losing the match and failed to qualify to the final.