5 Unforgettable Sledging Moments in Cricket History
Players use 'sledging' often to intimidate the opposition.
2. Want a biscuit, McGrath? (Eddo Brandes and Glenn McGrath)
The 1996 Singer World Series was contested in Sri Lanka between Australia, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The first match on 26th of August at Colombo saw Australia completely rout Zimbabwe out as they defeated them by a big margin of 125 runs. But this is not the reason that game is remembered.
Australia plucked out Zimbabwe’s ninth wicket at 120 and in walked Eddo Brandes. The game was all but won by Australia but Eddo wasn’t going down wondering and he decided to play his shots. A few minutes later, Glenn McGrath, the Australian pacer, casually asked Eddo, ”Why are you so fat?”
Eddo Brandes, the Zimbabwean bowler, didn’t miss the opportunity and quickly replied, “Because every time I make love to your wife, she gives me a biscuit.” Even Glenn McGrath was stunned by that snorter of a reply by Eddo. Interestingly, McGrath wasn’t married at the time. He married his first wife Jane in 1999.
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