When the teams of India and Pakistan are on the field against each other, the atmosphere becomes very heated. There are often squabbles and heated debates among the players. However, some matches have been played between these two teams, where the dispute escalated so much that it even resulted in a scuffle. Let us tell you about five such matches, when players from India and Pakistan clashed on the field.
In the year 2007, in the match played between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK), Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi had a heated argument with each other. There was a heated argument between the two. The matter became so heated that the umpire and fellow players had to come to the rescue. Even after this, Gautam Gambhir and Sahid Afridi were taking names of retreating.
The year was 1996 and the clash between India and Pakistan was going on in the World Cup. In this match being played on Chinnaswamy's ground, Pakistan batsman Aamir Sohail hit two consecutive fours to Venkatesh Prasad and after that, gesturing with the bat, asked Venkatesh to pick up the ball and bring it. On the very next ball, Venkatesh clean bowled Sohail. Venkatesh's reaction after being bowled was worth seeing and he signaled Sohail to go to the pavilion.
In the Asia Cup 2010, Gautam Gambhir clashed with Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal. Actually, Gambhir got angry when Akmal repeatedly appealed while standing behind the wicket. The dispute between the two had escalated to such an extent that even Dhoni was not able to calm down the matter. In the end the umpires had to intervene.
In the year 1992, the teams of India and Pakistan came on the field against each other for the first time in the World Cup. In this match, a heated argument was seen between Javed Miandad and Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More. Actually, Kiran More had made a strong appeal on one of Sachin's balls, which Javed Miandad did not like at all. After this there was a lot of debate between the two. Expressing his anger, Miandad started jumping in the air holding the bat. It is said that Miandad did this to tease More.
There was a fierce altercation between Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar in the Asia Cup played in 2010. Actually, after throwing the ball, Shoaib was seen saying something to Bhajji, after which even Harbhajan could not keep himself calm. However, Bhajji gave a reply to the Pakistani fast bowler by hitting a six on Shoaib's ball in the last over of the match. Even after Bhajji hit a six, Shoaib was seen gesturing with his hands to Harbhajan.
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