5 Unexpected Tweets from international cricketers that turned controversial

Cricketers are seen with a lot of respect in the world, and fans expect them to behave responsibly. With the advent of social media, their activities are tracked every moment by avid supporters of the sport. In that environment, cricketers are required to keep their emotions in check every time.

However, there are some incidents to recall when a few cricketers hit the headlines for posting inciting comments on Twitter. In a day and age when every word on the internet incites some reaction, these Tweets understandably made a lot of fans angry. 

Here are five controversial tweets from international cricketers:

5. Harbhajan Singh’s tweet war with Adam Gilchrist

In the 2000s, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh’s rivalry with Australian players was quite famous in the cricketing circle. Back in 2001, when India hammered Australia by a 2-1 margin in the home series, Harbhajan became the Player of the Series, for picking up 32 wickets in the series.

His majestic performance in India’s comprehensive 171-run win at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. In the first innings of the do-or-die game, he took a hat trick, in which Adam Gilchrist’s scalp was included. In 2019, when Jasprit Bumrah picked up a hat-trick against the West Indies in Jamaica, Gilchrist, who was the second victim in Harbhajan’s unprecedented spell, recalled his dismissal on Twitter.

Taking to the social media platform, the former Aussie stumper posted a video of the off-spinner’s hat trick and wrote ‘No DRS’ with a sad emoticon. The former India legend gave a fierce reaction to Gilchrist’s post, writing, “Stop crying over the dismissal.” 

Harbhajan’s statement on Twitter read, “U think u would have survived for long if not first ball? Stop crying over these things mate..thought u would talk sense after ur playing days.. but few things never change u r the prime example of that. Always crying (sic).”