Although cricket is considered a gentleman’s game, sometimes even this game gets put to shame due to players fighting with each other on the field. In cricket, fans always get to see heated arguments between players in the midst of exciting matches. Sometimes this altercation between the players even turns into a fight. But sometimes this conflict increases so much that this fight between the players gets recorded in the pages of history.
Sometimes the desire to perform better on the cricket field and sometimes the feeling of avenging past defeats have brought about many such memorable ‘moments of revenge’, which have now become an important part of cricket history. In the last few years, glimpses of revenge have been seen many times between players on the cricket field. Let us know about these very special moments of cricket.
Venkatesh Prasad and Aamir Sohail
The competition between India and Pakistan has always been special. There was a lot of commotion on the field between Venkatesh Prasad and Aamir Sohail in the second quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup. There was a lot of pressure on the players in this match. During the match, Aamir Sohail hit a four on the ball of Venkatesh Prasad. After hitting a four, Aamir pointed Venkatesh towards the boundary with his bat. On the very next ball, Venkatesh Prasad clean bowled Aamir Sohail. After this Venkatesh went towards Sohail and signaled him to go back to the pavilion. India won this match by 39 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar and Henry Olonga
How can any cricket lover forget Zimbabwean fast bowlers Henry Olonga and Sachin Tendulkar. How Sachin took revenge from this bowler within 36 hours. Henry Olonga dismissed Sachin Tendulkar in a Coca-Cola Champions Trophy match in 1998. After dismissing Sachin, Henry stared at Sachin. This picture of Henry was imprinted in Tendulkar’s mind and he could not forget this defeat. Sachin did not even sleep properly that day. Only 36 hours later, Sachin got a chance to take revenge from Henry Olonga in the final match. In this match, Sachin wreaked havoc on Olanga and beat him badly. Sachin Tendulkar scored 124 runs in just 92 balls and fearlessly hit fours and sixes on Henry Olonga’s balls.
Virat Kohli and Kesrick Williams
In the year 2017, the Indian team was on West Indies tour. During this tour, Kesrick Williams dismissed Virat Kohli for 39 runs in the T20 match played in Jamaica. After dismissing Virat, Williams did his famous ‘notebook celebration’. But he did not know that after two years in Hyderabad, Kohli would respond to this celebration. After this, when India and West Indies came face to face in 2019, former Indian captain Virat played a explosive inning of 94 runs in just 50 balls. Virat had hit Williams’ balls with fours and sixes. After this, Virat responded to Williams’ celebration by doing ‘Notebook Celebration’ thrice.
S Sreesanth and Andre Neil
In the year 2006, when the Indian team was on South Africa tour, a historic match was seen in Johannesburg. In this match, there was a clash on the field between India’s S Sreesanth and South Africa’s fast bowler Andre Neil. When Sreesanth came to bat in the second innings of this test match, Andre Nel threw a bouncer at him and sledged him. Sreesanth got very angry with this action of Andre Neil and he hit a brilliant six over Neil’s head on the very next ball. After hitting a six, Sreesanth started dancing in the middle of the field. India won this match by 123 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah and Haris Rauf
The match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 held last month was quite exciting. India has defeated Pakistan thrice in a row in this tournament. Whereas in the Super Four match of Asia Cup, Pakistan’s fast bowler Haris Rauf had hinted at dropping a plane near Bowdry to provoke India. After this match, when India and Pakistan faced each other in the final, Jasprit Bumrah responded to Haris Rauf’s celebration in a different way. In the final match, Jasprit Bumrah trolled Haris Rauf by clean bowling him on 6 runs and celebrating the falling of the plane.