Javed Miandad’s mimicry of Indian wicket-keeper Kiran Extra through the 1992 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Sydney. — X/ @rohaamirr/File
DUBAI: Pakistan and India conflict in a blockbuster group match on the Champions Trophy on Sunday in Dubai.
AFP Sport seems at 5 controversial moments on the pitch between the arch-rivals in one-day cricket.
Miandad’s kangaroo bounceÂ
Pakistan’s Javed Miandad all the time discovered a manner of unsettling his opponents together with his batting or sledging, and a match towards India on the 1992 World Cup was no completely different.
Extreme interesting by Indian wicketkeeper Kiran Extra appeared to have irked Miandad throughout Pakistan’s chase in Sydney.
The batter had a phrase with Extra, who was continuously chatting behind the stumps, earlier than taking guard on a supply.
Later, after finishing a cheeky run, Miandad hopped like a kangaroo in a bid to mimic the glovesman in his appeals.
Commentators and followers noticed the humorous aspect however not Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, who regarded visibly livid at Miandad’s antics.
Prasad’s revengeÂ
Opener Aamer Sohail was steering Pakistan’s chase within the 1996 World Cup quarter-final when a second of rashness from the left-handed batter value his workforce the sport.
Chasing 289 for victory in Bengaluru, Sohail and fellow opener Saeed Anwar made the workforce race to 84 in 10 overs earlier than Anwar departed.
Sohail saved up the cost as he hit Indian medium-pacer Venkatesh Prasad for a boundary and sledged the bowler with a finger pointed within the course of the shot.
Prasad hit again, bowling Sohail subsequent ball to an enormous roar from the group and a send-off gesture from the bowler to derail Pakistan’s chase.
Inzamam assaults fanÂ
Pakistan’s often cool Inzamam-ul-Haq infamously confronted an India fan within the stands at a match in 1997 at Toronto and the incident grew to become a speaking level for years to return.
This undated photograph reveals offended Inzamam is held again by safety officers. — ESPNcricinfo
Inzamam was standing on the boundary when an India supporter heckled the batter with chants of “Aloo” (Potato in Hindi), referring to the cricketer’s cumbersome body.
When the calls grew to become louder on a megaphone, Inzamam directed considered one of his gamers to deliver a bat from the dressing room and was quickly contained in the stands to go after the heckler earlier than safety intervened.
Inzamam was reprimanded for the act and years later mentioned the chants had been private and abusive.
Gambhir-Afridi commerce abuseÂ
India batsman Gautam Gambhir — now their coach — smacked Pakistan spinner Shahid Afridi for a boundary in a match in 2007 and phrases had been exchanged earlier than the 2 almost got here to blows.
Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi have come a great distance because the final time the 2 clashed — AFP/FileÂ
Gambhir and Afridi refused to again down after some verbal volleys and the batter and bowler collided — seemingly on objective — in between a run.
The 2 once more had a go at one another with expletives clearly seen in dramatic TV photos, earlier than the on-field umpire intervened to douse the fireplace.
Gambhir and Afridi have saved up the rivalry even after retiring and bask in ugly exchanges on social media on cricket and politics.
Akhtar triggers HarbhajanÂ
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar by no means backed down from a struggle however in a duel with Harbhajan Singh on the 2010 Asia Cup the Indian spinner had the final snigger.
Harbhajan Singh (left) and Shoaib Akhtar. — Hindustan Instances/X/File
Akhtar bowled a dot ball to tailender Harbhajan in India’s chase and threw just a few sledges, however that solely triggered the batter to hit a six for an India victory within the remaining over off Mohammad Amir.
Harbhajan celebrated wildly in entrance of Akhtar, who instructed him the place to go.
Akhtar and Harbhajan lately playfully re-enacted the second on TV in a promotion video for the Champions Trophy.
