10 Infamous sledging incidents that made headlines in cricket

2. Ravichandran Ashwin vs Tim Paine, 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy 

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has given a lot of memorable moments to avid cricket supporters. When both teams compete with each other, the absence of banter is something impossible. Back in the 2000s, the Aussies used to get success by using sledging as a weapon against their opponents. 

However, things have changed in recent years and a classical example of it is Australia’s loss at the hands of India in the Gabba Test of 2021. During the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2020-21, India were five down in the second innings while chasing a massive total of 407 runs.

Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin were settled at the crease and were taking India towards a draw. Amidst these scenes, the Aussie captain Tim Paine poked Ashwin, saying, "I can't wait to get you to the Gabba, Ash, I'll tell you what, woohoo." The India stalwart didn’t lose his calm and responded to Paine saying, “Just like we wanna get you to India. That will be your last series.”

Paine’s overconfidence to scare Ashwin with the Gabba comment went against the Australian team as India became the first team to breach the Aussies’ Gabba fortress after 33 years. The Indian team won the match with three wickets in hand and it was India’s maiden victory in Brisbane’s iconic ground.