5 Indian Players Who Couldn't Contain Their Emotions And Cried On The Field

Updated - 11 Apr 2020, 09:32 PM

Five Indian Cricketers Who Cried On The Field
Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli Credits: Getty Images

Cricket is one of the most thrilling sports all across the world. In the Indian circuit, cricket is more than just a sport. For many people in India, cricket for them is a way of life. Not just for the fans, in India, the players who play on the international stage also worship the sport. This just goes on to show the amount of emotions associated with the sport in the nation.

There have been numerous occasions when the players have not been able to hold back their emotions on the field. Be it being joyful over a victory or be it being angry on an opponent and exchanging verbal slangs. From being sorrow over a loss or shedding tears on the field, the world of cricket has seen multiple emotions of players on the field.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Credits: BCCI)

Today, we’ll take a look at the five Indian cricketers who could not contain their emotions on the field and cried in front of everyone.

5 Indian Cricketers Who Cried On The Field Itself

Vinod Kambli

Vinod Kambli
Vinod Kambli Credits: Twitter

In his early days in the Indian cricket team, Vinod Kambli was considered as a more capable player than Sachin Tendulkar. Vinod Kambli may have ended his international career after pursuing a short career, but an incident made him memorable forever.

In the 1996 World Cup, the Indian cricket team had to face defeat against Sri Lanka in the semi-finals. In this match, spectators were agitated at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and the audience set fire in the stadium.

The officials had to stop the match in between and hand over the win to the Sri Lankan team as they were h in the game at that moment. However,  Vinod Kambli was unbeaten. Seeing the end of the match, Kambli started crying in the middle of the ground.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar
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Sachin Tendulkar has had an illustrious career in the game of cricket. The kind of contribution he has made in his 24-year career has been exceptional. Sachin Tendulkar served in international cricket for India for a very long time, and he couldn’t control his emotions while leaving.

Sachin Tendulkar said goodbye to his international career in the year 2013. During this time, when the farewell opportunity came at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Sachin became very emotional and started shedding tears. It stands as one of the most emotional views for Indian cricket.

S Sreesanth

S Sreesanth
S Sreesanth Credits: PTI

Harbhajan Singh, who had stood in as the Mumbai captain, got angry over Shantakumaran Sreesanth’s aggressive sending-off of his team’s batsmen. Sreesanth, well known for his antics on the field, did this to all the batsmen whom he dismissed and bowled Punjab to victory.

After winning the match, soon after Sreesanth came out of the field, Harbhajan slapped him. The footage of Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth isn’t there, though people watching the game did witness a fierce Harbhajan and an emotional Sreesanth breaking down, on the TV screen after Punjab won the match.

Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh

Indian Cricketers Crying On The Field
Yuvraj and Harbhajan Singh Credits: Twitter

The 2011 ICC World Cup is considered to be one of the many memorable moments in Indian cricket history. The 2011 World Cup is considered to be one of the most emotional moments of Indian cricket, which gave a special feeling to the players as well as the fans of India. The World Cup victory proved to be emotional for many players for India.

In the World Cup final match, India defeated Sri Lanka in the final match. After this, all the Indian players were visibly ecstatic. Meanwhile, some Indian players became emotional on the field itself. In due course, tears came out from the eyes of Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli Credits: Twitter

When Virat Kohli was an emerging cricketer, the Indian team could not enter the semi-finals at the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup.

India needed a comprehensive win against South Africa, but that could not happen. Virat Kohli got emotional on the field and started crying when he saw India being eliminated out of the World Cup.

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