5 Cricketers Who Had Encounter With Ghosts

Cricketers are one of the most prominent figures as of today. Hence, even a little piece of news spreads pretty much like wildfire in a matter of seconds. Some of the most captivating stories of the lot emerge from the cricketers’ hotel rooms too and not only the dressing rooms or the field.

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But how about some of the spooky experiences the players have had while staying in their hotel rooms. While it might prove interesting for the media, it can unsettle the cricketers and their mindset amid a crucial series. That, in turn, can also interfere with the rest of the squad’s thought process and distract them from achieving their goal.

We take a look at five instances when cricketers met ghosts in their hotel rooms:

Shane Watson:

Shane Watson’s rendezvous with a potential ghost came along when Australia played the hosts England and Bangladesh in an ODI tri-series. The Australian squad stayed at the Lumley Castle Hotel in Chester-Le-Street. It was on the 22nd of June that Shane Watson felt mentally frayed.

They were narrated an alibi of an owner of a manor, who passed away under mysterious circumstances. The same left Watson entirely unsettled. Australian team’s media officer confirmed the narrative from the all-rounder, having confessed to having seen the ghosts.

“I saw ghosts. I swear I’m telling the truth. Several of the players were uneasy although a lot of them in the morning said they were fine … but maybe they were just trying to be brave,” Belinda Dennett mentioned.

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Stuart Broad:

Stuart Broad told the English media that during the Test series against Sri Lanka he had to move rooms since it was quite hot at night. The taps came on out of nowhere that freaked him out. Bealey, Broad’s girlfriend felt pretty spooked too.

“During the Sri Lanka Test, I had to move rooms. It was so hot in the room I just couldn’t sleep. All of a sudden the taps in the bathroom came on for no reason. I turned the lights on and the taps turned themselves off. Then when I turned the lights off again the taps came on. It was very weird. It really freaked me out. I ended up asking to move rooms. Bealey [Broad’s girlfriend] was pretty spooked, too, and I know Moeen Ali’s other half won’t stay there because she’s so frightened of the ghosts,” Broad stated.

The seamer added by saying that when he woke up in the middle of the night at 1:30 am, he felt sure that was a presence in the room. Broad’s teammate Ben Stokes, who was on the third floor, experienced problems too.

“During the Sri Lanka Test, one night I woke up in the middle of the night, around 1.30 a.m. and I was convinced there was a presence in the room. It was the weirdest feeling. Ben Stokes has had some problems sleeping as well. He’s on the third floor, which is where a lot of the issues are. I’m telling you, something weird is going on,” the seamer continued.

Haris Sohail:

Pakistan toured New Zealand for three ODIs and as many T20Is in early 2016 when Haris Sohail endured a terrifying experience. It was at the Rydges Latimer Hotel in Christchurch that he felt of a supernatural presence. Pakistan’s team manager Naveed Akram Cheeva claimed that Haris Sohail phoned one of the coaching members, informing of his experience.

The left-handed batsman caught a fever and found shaken; however, the doctor reported no severities. A spokesman at the hotel confirmed of no ghost in the premises. After the examination by the doctor, Haris Sohail then moved to the coach’s room.

Sourav Ganguly:

The Lumley Castle in Chester-Le-Street once again set the scene of ghostly experience and on this occasion, it was Sourav Ganguly. It was during India’s tour of England in 2002, which was quite a success for the tourists, having won the Test and ODI series handsomely.

The Prince of Kolkata revealed to have woken up to the sound of tap running; however, when he walked up to it, it was closed. The incident kept repeating until it escalated to the extent that the current BCCI President sensing the hand of something invisible. Subsequently, he ran up to Robin Singh’s room.

MS Dhoni:

The ghostly experiences did not even spare the most decorated Indian captain and Mr. cool, MS Dhoni. The infamous Lumley Castle was in the scheme of things for the third time. It took place when India visited England in 2014 for a gruelling tour, which was for all three formats.

The keeper-batsman sensed the fear slowly building around himself and decided to shift rooms early to avoid any distractions. As far as the tour’s results go, India lost the Test series heavily while winning the ODI series convincingly. The Lumley Castle Hotel was already one of the most haunted venues.

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