9 Most infamous brawls between cricketers and fans

9 Most infamous brawls between cricketers and fans: Experts, brands, media and governing bodies on one side, but it is the fans who have made cricket what it is today. Their unconditional cheering, the flamboyant and ever continuing enthusiasm inspire the cricketers to give their best on the field. Even the biggest superstars acknowledge their worth and they are the actual custodians of the game. But sometimes this love and affection takes an ugly shape when players are not performing to expectations (or sometimes too high). What results is ugly altercations which tarnish the sport’s image world over and do no good to the player’s integrity.

Here we list the 9 Most infamous brawls between cricketers and fans:

1. Mr. Potato – Inzamam-ul-Haq:

Who can forget the famous hilarious incident involving Inzamam-ul-Haq during the second game of the Sahara Cup in 1997. Pakistan had been shot out for 116 and India were going steady at 45-1 in the 16th over. Inzamam, who was stationed at the boundary, lost it when one of the fan started comparing Inzamam to several kinds of potato over a megaphone.

Pakistan newspaper The Dawn later reported that eyewitnesses said the supporters barracked whatever Inzamam did. “O mote, sidha khara ho [O fatso, stand straight], mota aaloo, sada alloo [fat potato, rotten potato].” The match was disrupted for over 40 mins after Inzy jumped into the stands, swinging his bat wildly at the abusing fan. A mini-riot followed and had the security officials not intervened, the spectator came close to be transformed into a “masla hua alloo” (mashed potato) himself!

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