5 instances where cricketers abused their own teammates on-field

From Kieron Pollard nearly throwing his bat on the head of Mitchell Starc to the unforgettable Venkatesh Prasad – Aamir Sohail feud in the 1996 World Cup, the game of cricket has witnessed many moments where things were not very gentlemanly. Well, that’s the nature of any sport, people lose their calm sometimes and exchange expletives, which these days has become pretty normal.

But then, things are not so fine when a verbal disagreement or a physical altercation occurs between individuals on the same side. That’s when things begin to take a wild turn and the management is in a spot of bother. Such situations don’t occur as often as we fear, but there have been some instances in the past.

Here is a list of five incidents where teammates went after each other

1. Suresh Raina – Ravindra Jadeja, 2013

In the Tri-series between India, West Indies and Sri Lanka back in the Caribbean Islands, MS Dhoni famously finished the final in style, just the way he did on many occasions in his outstanding career. But there was a game when the great man had to be sidelined during the group stages, which made Virat Kohli the captain.

The young and exuberant Indian side had lost their previous two games and there was clearly a lot of pressure. During Windies’ run chase, Suresh Raina misjudged the ball while attempting a skier off Jadeja’s bowling and the chance was lost. A furious Jadeja rambled something in the heat of the moment, which Raina didn’t appreciate much.

The players had a very clear and serious altercation. According to some rumors, Jadeja had said to Raina “This is why you’re not the captain”. The authenticity of this news is unsure, but the feud was so serious that the captain had to intervene alongside some other players to prevent it from getting big. After the end of the match, both players had a conversation and sorted the issue out.