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Cricket, like many other top sports in the world, is played in a competitive environment, where the players are expected to deliver top-quality performances day in and day out. Oftentimes, this creates high pressure on the best of players, making them prone to scenarios where they lose cool on their counterparts and even the officials in question.
The fights between cricketers generally occur when they behave out of character in the moment, against the spirit of the game, regretting it later on, in most of the cases. With that, SportsTiger looks back at five worst fights on the cricket field, which changed the complexion of matches and rivalries altogether.
1. Shane Warne vs Marlon Samuels
The late great Australian, Shane Warne was often referred to as the “Bad Boy” of cricket, who never shied away from speaking his mind to his opponents. The incident involving Marlon Samuels happened when he had already retired from international cricket.
It was during a Big Bash League (BBL) in 2013 between Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades, when the former West Indies cricketer didn’t let one of his counterparts David Hussey steal a second run at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Once Samuels came out to bat for Renegades, Warne, who didn’t like what he saw earlier, hurled abuses at him.
Later on, he went on to throw the ball aggressively in the direction of the batter, which hit him on his torso. It led to Marlon Samuels throwing his bat in the direction of Shane Warne, which missed him, leading to both players getting fined and a one match ban in the BBL for the Australian leg spinner.
