Hilarious on-field moments, legendary sledges, brain fades, and comedy gold from cricket's rich history.
70 incidents documented
Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans
22 April 2025
On 22 April 2025, fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi walked out to bat in the IPL and proceeded to massacre an international bowling attack for 101* off 38 balls. The maths were absurd — the bowlers he faced had played more Test matches than he had lived years.
Chennai Super Kings
May 2025
MS Dhoni's continued IPL appearances in 2025, despite being in his mid-40s, reduced to hitting sixes and taking wickets in the final overs, turned every CSK match into a collective national emotional rollercoaster — the entire country both desperate for him to retire gracefully and furious at the thought of it.
Mumbai Indians
April 2024
Hardik Pandya was relentlessly booed by his own Mumbai Indians home crowd throughout IPL 2024, one of the most extraordinary cases of a captain being rejected by his own fans — stemming from his replacement of the beloved Rohit Sharma as captain.
India vs South Africa
29 June 2024
After India won the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, Rohit Sharma announced his T20I retirement during the on-field celebrations — only for Virat Kohli to simultaneously announce his own retirement — creating a bittersweet, overlapping comedy of farewells that left fans unsure which retirement to cry about first.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
6 November 2023
Angelo Mathews became the first batsman ever dismissed 'timed out' in international cricket history when his helmet strap broke as he walked to the crease, and Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan chose to invoke the law — creating one of cricket's most absurd and uniquely memorable dismissals.
Australia vs India
19 November 2023
Travis Head scored a match-winning 137 against India in front of 134,000 hostile fans at Narendra Modi Stadium, keeping his composure with a cheerfully impassive expression while an entire nation audibly suffered around him.
India Women
5 June 2023
Reports of multiple India women's cricketers failing mandatory fitness tests sparked debate about whether the standards were appropriate and whether adequate training resources were provided.
India U19 vs England U19
5 February 2022
India U19's exuberant celebrations after winning the 2022 U19 World Cup went viral, with some senior commentators criticising the youngsters for being 'over the top' while fans found it endearing.
Mohammedan SC vs Abahani Limited
2021-10-29
Shakib Al Hasan completely lost his composure during a domestic match, kicking the stumps out of the ground and later uprooting them after disagreeing with an umpire's decision.
England vs New Zealand
2019-07-14
Trent Boult took a seemingly match-winning catch but stepped on the boundary rope, gifting England a crucial six in the World Cup Final.
India vs Various
2019-06-16
MS Dhoni's stump microphone picked up his constant instructions, tactical chatter, and hilarious commentary from behind the stumps, entertaining fans worldwide.
England vs New Zealand
2019-07-14
The 2019 World Cup Final featured a freak overthrow off Ben Stokes' bat that went for six runs, sparking endless debate and proving that cricket's greatest moments are often its most absurd.
Various
2019-04-01
Cricket has a rich history of bowlers celebrating wickets before the batsman is actually out, leading to hilarious moments of premature jubilation.
Various
2018-12-30
Shane Warne's commentary career was filled with entertaining moments, from his obsessive pizza ordering to his often wildly wrong predictions and enthusiastic analysis.
India vs New Zealand
2017-10-25
MS Dhoni was caught on stump mic directing Kuldeep Yadav ball-by-ball, essentially captaining from behind the stumps and predicting exactly what the batsman would do.
Australia vs Pakistan
2017-01-03
Azhar Ali was run out in the most bizarre fashion after assuming the ball was dead and wandering out of his crease for a chat, only for Australia to whip off the bails.
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes
2016-01-04
Chris Gayle awkwardly flirted with reporter Mel McLaughlin during a live pitch-side interview, telling her 'don't blush baby.'
West Indies vs England
2016-04-03
After Carlos Brathwaite hit four sixes to win the T20 World Cup Final, Marlon Samuels celebrated by draping himself in a blanket-like flag and sitting in a chair with his feet up.
South Africa vs Australia
2016-11-12
A cricket ball got stuck in the grille of a batsman's helmet, creating complete confusion as nobody knew what the rules were for such an unprecedented situation.
West Indies / Various IPL
2016-04-03
Dwayne Bravo released a calypso song called 'Champion' and performed the dance after every wicket, making it one of cricket's most infectious and entertaining celebrations.
New Zealand vs Various
2015-03-24
Brendon McCullum's wicketkeeping appeals were so enthusiastic and theatrical that they became entertainment in themselves, with McCullum often appealing louder than the bowler.
England vs Australia
2015-09-13
Ben Stokes was given out for 'obstructing the field' after raising his hand to protect himself from a throw, becoming only the 7th player in ODI history to be dismissed that way.
Pakistan vs Australia
2015-03-20
Wahab Riaz bowled a ferocious spell at Shane Watson in the 2015 World Cup quarter-final, complete with death stares, near-misses, and theatrical confrontations that became compulsive viewing.
New Zealand vs South Africa
2015-03-24
Grant Elliott hit Dale Steyn for six to win the 2015 World Cup semi-final, ending South Africa's 'choking' curse in the most dramatic way possible before helping the devastated Steyn to his feet.
Australia vs England
2013-12-08
James Anderson, cricket's most lethal number 11 batsman, produced various comedy batting moments throughout his career, including frustrated bat throws and bizarre dismissals.
India vs Various
2013-06-20
Ravindra Jadeja's sword-twirling celebration after milestones became one of cricket's most recognizable and entertaining trademark celebrations.
England vs Australia
2013-07-10
Stuart Broad edged massively to slip but stood his ground and was given not out by the umpire, brazenly refusing to walk in one of the Ashes' most shameless moments.
New Zealand vs Various
2012-03-01
New Zealand's Chris Martin recorded the most ducks in Test history and a batting average of 2.36, making him the most entertainingly bad batsman in cricket history.
Australia vs Pakistan
2010-02-01
Shahid Afridi was caught on camera biting the cricket ball in an apparent ball-tampering attempt, leading to a ban and worldwide ridicule.
Australia vs England
2010-11-28
Graeme Swann's 'Sprinkler' dance became England's signature celebration during the 2010-11 Ashes, infuriating Australians and delighting England fans.
Pakistan vs Various
2010-07-01
Pakistan cricket's tradition of dropping catches at crucial moments became so legendary that it was practically a running joke in world cricket.
Sri Lanka vs India
2010-07-22
Murali needed one wicket to reach 800 in his final Test but kept being denied, creating incredible tension before Pragyan Ojha finally became his 800th victim with the last ball.
Australia vs England
2010-12-26
England's Barmy Army mercilessly mocked Mitchell Johnson's moustache and bowling with a song that became one of cricket's most famous terrace chants.
Australia vs England
2010-11-25
Peter Siddle took an Ashes hat-trick on his birthday, but the story that captured everyone's imagination was that the vegan fast bowler celebrated with bananas instead of beer.
Pakistan vs Various
2010-04-15
Shoaib Malik's form dipped dramatically after his high-profile wedding to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, leading to endless jokes about married life affecting performance.
England vs New Zealand
2008-06-15
Kevin Pietersen stunned cricket by switching from right-handed to left-handed mid-delivery to smash Scott Styris for six, effectively inventing the 'switch hit.'
Australia vs India
2008-03-27
Andrew Symonds flattened a streaker who ran onto the field during an ODI, shoulder-charging him with the force of a rugby player and sending him sprawling.
Australia vs India
2008-01-06
Steve Bucknor's string of poor decisions in the infamous 2008 Sydney Test became so comically one-sided that even neutral fans were laughing in disbelief.
India vs England
2007-09-19
Yuvraj Singh hit Stuart Broad for six consecutive sixes in a single over during the 2007 T20 World Cup, the fastest fifty in T20I history.
Bermuda vs India
2007-03-19
Bermuda's 20-stone Dwayne Leverock defied physics to take a spectacular one-handed diving catch at slip, then celebrated like he'd won the World Cup.
Sri Lanka vs Various
2007-03-23
Lasith Malinga's unique round-arm slinging action, combined with his wild curly hair, made him one of cricket's most visually entertaining bowlers.
England vs India
2007-09-05
Just days after Yuvraj Singh's six sixes, Dimitri Mascarenhas hit five sixes off one Yuvraj Singh over in an ODI, in a delicious irony that cricket fans loved.
England vs Various
2006-03-01
England spinner Monty Panesar became famous for his spectacularly poor fielding, with his attempts to stop the ball providing more entertainment than many batsmen.
Australia vs Various
2006-01-01
Matthew Hayden's increasingly large bats prompted rival teams to joke about their size and eventually led to ICC regulations on bat dimensions.
Australia vs England
2006-12-16
Adam Gilchrist revealed after his match-winning 57-ball century in the Adelaide Ashes Test that he'd been batting with a squash ball in his glove to improve his grip.
South Africa vs Australia
2006-03-12
Australia scored a world-record 434/4 in an ODI and thought they'd won — then South Africa chased it down with 438/9, producing the greatest and most absurd ODI ever.
Bangladesh vs Australia
2006-04-10
Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie, sent in as nightwatchman, refused to get out and scored 201* — the only double century by a nightwatchman in Test history.
England vs Australia
2005-08-25
Unknown substitute fielder Gary Pratt ran out Ricky Ponting with a direct hit, triggering an epic tantrum from Ponting who ranted at the England dressing room as he walked off.
Australia vs Various
2005-09-12
Ricky Ponting's volcanic temper produced some of cricket's most entertaining meltdowns, from umpire confrontations to dressing room blow-ups.
Pakistan vs Various
2005-01-01
Inzamam-ul-Haq's legendary lack of pace between the wickets produced some of cricket's most comically slow run-outs.
England vs Australia
2005-08-04
Glenn McGrath missed the pivotal Edgbaston Ashes Test after stepping on a cricket ball during the warm-up, changing the course of the 2005 Ashes.
New Zealand vs South Africa
2004-03-12
New Zealand opener Mark Richardson celebrated his Test centuries with a pre-planned robotic dance routine that became one of cricket's most endearing traditions.
Various
2003-02-01
New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden became famous for his flamboyant, theatrical umpiring style including his signature 'crooked finger of doom' dismissal.
Pakistan vs England
2003-02-22
Shoaib Akhtar broke the 100mph barrier in the 2003 World Cup and celebrated with his trademark chain-ripping, arms-spread theatrics that were as entertaining as the delivery itself.
New Zealand vs England
2002-03-15
Nathan Astle scored the fastest double century in Test history in just 153 balls, turning an impossible chase into cricket's most entertaining assault on bowling.
Somerset vs Leicestershire
2001-09-01
Leicestershire's Scott Boswell delivered one of cricket's worst bowling performances in a Lord's final, spraying the ball everywhere in a performance that became legendary for all the wrong reasons.
India vs South Africa
1999-06-05
Herschelle Gibbs dropped a catch off Sachin Tendulkar after celebrating prematurely, reportedly prompting Tendulkar to tell him 'You've just dropped the World Cup, mate.'
West Indies vs Australia
1999-03-29
Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams were involved in one of cricket's most comically bad run-out mix-ups, with both batsmen ending up at the same end while the fielders watched in amusement.
India vs Pakistan
1997-09-14
Inzamam-ul-Haq stormed into the crowd with his bat after being heckled by a spectator in Toronto.
England vs Various
1997-01-01
Phil 'The Cat' Tufnell was so bad at fielding that his nickname was ironic — he earned it for his ability to sleep anywhere, not for his agility.
Australia vs Various
1993-01-01
Merv Hughes, the moustachioed Australian fast bowler, was famous for his creative and hilarious sledging that often left batsmen and teammates in stitches.
England vs Australia
1993-06-04
Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket spun so viciously from outside leg stump to hit off stump that Mike Gatting's bewildered expression became one of cricket's most iconic images.
Pakistan vs India
1992-03-04
Javed Miandad mocked Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More's jumping celebrations by doing exaggerated frog-like jumps at the crease, creating one of cricket's most iconic comedy moments.
Australia
1989-05-01
David Boon allegedly consumed 52 cans of beer on the flight from Australia to England for the 1989 Ashes series, setting a legendary drinking record.
West Indies vs Pakistan
1987-11-01
Courtney Walsh refused to run out Pakistan's non-striker Saleem Jaffar who was backing up too far, costing West Indies a World Cup spot in one of cricket's greatest acts of sportsmanship.
England vs West Indies
1986-07-03
After Greg Thomas told Viv Richards he'd missed the ball, Richards smashed the next delivery out of the ground and told Thomas to go find it.
England vs Various
1982-07-01
Cricket crowds have produced some of the funniest sledges in sport, from heckling players about their personal lives to creative musical chants.
England vs Various
1981-07-21
Ian 'Beefy' Botham's off-field escapades were as legendary as his on-field heroics, making him cricket's original rock star.
Australia vs New Zealand
1981-02-01
Greg Chappell instructed his brother Trevor to bowl the last ball underarm along the ground to prevent New Zealand from hitting a six to tie, sparking outrage and eternal mockery.
Australia vs England
1979-12-15
Dennis Lillee walked out to bat with an aluminium 'Combat' bat, sparking a 10-minute standoff when England captain Mike Brearley complained it was damaging the ball.