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Top 6 Examples of Classic Revenge Moments Demonstrated by Indian Cricketers

Cricket is a game of competition, fun, thrill and wickets. There’s been many cases when you might have been outraged by the sledging done towards your favorite cricketer. Thus, the advent of any heated moment in cricket is not an unnatural thing. Online fantasy game players are well aware of such situations when tiffs between a bowler and a batsman might have ended up very bad!  

The constant battle of ego between the players of the two teams can make things difficult in the long run. Although cricket is popularly known as the “gentleman’s game”, however interference of the umpires is majorly seen in many instances. 

Those who play fantasy cricket in India are well aware of some revengeful shots and continuous slangs that goes within the field. Afterall the even the wicket stumps have ears!  

Here’s a list of some of the iconic revenge moments of lives of the Indian cricketers. Check them out. Undoubtedly these aggressive moments have become a part of the history.  

Fight between Yuvraj Singh and Andrew Flintoff 

There was a verbal argument between Yuvraj and Flintoff during the 19th over of T20 world cup. What happened was a specular moment that was relished by all Indian fans. Yuvraj out of anger made sure that he hit every ball of the next deliveries out of the park’ s boundary. England fans had a difficult time and realized that hurting the ego of Indian players have led to disastrous results.  

Fight between Zaheer Khan And Brett Lee 

Nothing is sweeter than a piece of revenge! Keeping the same in mind, when Brett Lee throwed a yorker at Zaheer along with some sledging comments, he decided to give it back. On the very next ball, he hit it hard and the ball went straight for a boundary. Classy revenge! If fantasy cricket was popular at that time, then the Zaheer’s hit would have secured ample number of points to the score board.  

Sourav’s revenge victory in Lord’s balcony 

How can you complete the list without giving a special mention of this one? Sourav Ganguly waved his shirt in Lord’s with joy when India smashed England in the Natwest Trophy. This was a gesture to show the world, that Indian was no more a timid country. Whether, it’s the Lords or the Edens, Indian has the capacity to make it big everywhere when it comes to cricket! This signature move by dada has made a special place for him till date in the hearts of millions of fantasy cricket game lovers. 

Sreesanth’s trifle with Andre Nel 

There was never an ordinary day in the life of Sreesanth. In 2006 test against South Africa his excellent 5 wicket haul made him the most spoken name of India. During this match India was struggling at 219 for nine. At that moment, Nel fueled Sreesanth by telling nonsense about his performance. What happened next was somewhat hilarious! Sreesanth hit the ball hard and it went straight in for the boundary!  

Venkatesh Prasad’s revenge against Pakistan  

There’s always a heated situation when it comes to playing and hosting India vs Pakistan matches. But the 1996 World cup quarterfinal was a memorable one. Pakistan was standing strong at a good position. There opener, Aamir Sohail was doing a good job. Suddenly the moment came when after hitting a 4 of the ball from Venkatesh Prasad, he suddenly pointed to the region where the ball had reached and signaled Prasad to pick it up. This savage attitude of the Pakistani batsman made Prasad furious! What happened was Prasad bowled him out in the very next delivery and signaled him to walk out of the field! Classy and beautiful revenge techniques!  

MS Dhoni’s fiery smashes against Australians 

Last but not least, captain cool has also made a place in this list for a memorable revenge moment in Indian cricketing history. It’s very rare that the Indian captain loses his head, but when he does, all hells break lose! 2009 ODI against Australia was one such situation. Australian bowler Michell Johnson blocked Dhoni intentionally while he was running between the wickets. Furious with sucj intentional sledging, Dhoni smashed each bowler by continuously hitting boundaries. Much to the ecstasy of all fantasy game lovers!  

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