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5 incidents tagged

😂Mild

Azhar Ali's Bizarrely Funny Run-Out vs Australia

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.

#azhar-ali#run-out#bizarre
🥊Explosive

Andrew Symonds vs Harbhajan Singh — Monkeygate

Australia vs India

6 January 2008

Andrew Symonds accused Harbhajan Singh of calling him a 'monkey' during the infamous Sydney Test, triggering one of cricket's biggest racial controversies.

#symonds#harbhajan#monkeygate
😂Moderate

Steve Bucknor's Famously Bad Decisions in Sydney 2008

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.

#steve-bucknor#umpiring#sydney
🔥Explosive

Monkeygate — The Sydney Test Racism Controversy

Australia vs India

6 January 2008

Harbhajan Singh was accused of racially abusing Andrew Symonds during the Sydney Test, leading to India threatening to abandon the tour and one of the ugliest diplomatic incidents in cricket history.

#monkeygate#harbhajan singh#andrew symonds
Serious

Shane Warne's Farewell — 708 Wickets and an Ashes Whitewash

Australia vs England

2007-01-05

Shane Warne played his final Test at the SCG in January 2007 — retiring with 708 wickets, the world record at the time (later broken by Muralitharan), after completing the 5-0 Ashes whitewash. His final wicket: Andrew Flintoff, caught at slip.

#shane-warne#retirement#farewell