Asia Cup: Five most heated moments in tournament's history
In the history of the tournament, there are a few incidents to recount when some players got involved in verbal spats.
1. Gautam Gambhir vs Kamran Akmal in 2010
In the 2010 India-Pakistan game, another fight happened before the Harbhajan-Akhtar altercation. Earlier, in the game, a heated incident happened between India opener Gautam Gambhir and Pakistan's wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal. Saeed Ajmal, who was bowling the 34th over, appealed for caught-behind to the umpire Billy Bowden.
Bowden didn’t entertain Ajmal’s appeal and Gambhir survived at the crease. However, Gambhir looked completely annoyed with Akmal due to the latter’s loud appeal. Following the incident, drinks break happened, and both Akmal and Gambhir were seen arguing with each other.
The situation was defused after the intervention of umpires and India skipper MS Dhoni. At the end of the day, the match went in India’s favour by three wickets, and in this scintillating triumph, Gambhir contributed 83 (97) to the team. The southpaw also became the Player of the Match for his superb batting.
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