5 Instances When Players Fought With Their Own Teammates On Field In Cricket (Watch Videos)

Cricket is a gentlemen’s game but since it is a sport, there are moments when players lose their patience and fight on the field. While sledding and teasing with opposition players is a common thing to watch on a cricket field, there are also moments when players cross these boundaries and engage in verbal spat, resulting in ugly fights on the field.

While clashes between the players of opposition teams are witnessed quite often in a game of cricket nowadays, fights between players of the same team do not occur frequently. However, there are still few instances when players of the same team engaged in a fight on the cricket field. Here we take a look at such events. Here are 5 instances when players fought with their own teammates on the field.

5 Instances When Players Fought With Their Own Teammates On Field In Cricket

Shoaib Akhtar And Yasir Hameed

Former Pakistani players Shoaib Akhtar and Yasir Hameed engaged in a verbal spat in the past. The incident occurred during India vs Pakistan 2nd Test of the three-match series in 2007 at Kolkata. On the 4th day, India were batting and batsmen were scoring runs with comfort.

Without any clear reason, Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar became angry with his teammate Yasir Hameed. The former Pakistani pacer started abusing Hameed while walking back to his bowling mark. Hameed was unhappy with Akhtar taking out his frustration in such a manner. Vice-captain Younis Khan intervened and sorted the issue. Below is the video of the incident.

Mohammad Amir and Azhar Ali

Pakistani players Mohammad Amir and Azhar Ali also engaged in a verbal fight once. During India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy final in 2017, the pressure was high among both teams. Pakistan scored 338/4 in the first innings and had to stop India from chasing the target. Mohammad Amir set the tone for Pakistan’s bowling attack after dismissing Rohit Sharma for a duck in the very first over.

In the 3rd over of Amir, Azhar Ali dropped a catch of Virat Kohli at first slip. Ali fumbled while grabbing the ball and after two to three attempts, he dropped the catch. This angered Amir who voiced out some expletives against his own teammate. Amir’s angry gestures against Ali were caught on the camera. However, the fight did not escalate much as Kohli was dismissed on the very next ball.

Harbhajan Singh And Ambati Rayudu

Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Ambati Rayudu also fought against each other but during an IPL game. In IPL 2016, both the players were part of Mumbai Indians. The fight occurred during Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants match. On Harbhajan Singh’s delivery, Saurabh Tiwary played a short towards mid-wicket. Rayudu undertook great efforts to stop the ball from reaching the boundary but he was not successful.

Harbhajan was not happy over Rayudu’s efforts and shouted at him. Rayudu did not like Harbhajan’s tantrums and shouted back. Both the Mumbai Indians teammates started walking towards each other with angry faces. When the Indian spinner tried to apologize to Rayudu and wrap his arm around him, he shrugged him off and walked back to his fielding position. Below is the video of the incident.

Suresh Raina And Ravindra Jadeja

India, West Indies, and Sri Lanka played a tri-series in 2013. During India vs West Indies match, former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja engaged in a verbal spat. The incident occurred when during Jadeja’s bowling, Raina misjudged a high catch and could not grab it. This made Jadeja a little upset.

He said something to Raina which resulted in a verbal exchange between the two. The argument between both the players was clearly visible on television. Indian skipper Virat Kohli had to interfere and calm down both the teammates. After the end of the match, both the Indian cricketers had a conversation and solved the issue. Have a look at the video below.

Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja

During a Test match between India and Australia in 2018, Indian players Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja engaged in a fight. The reason for their argument was not clear but it looked like Ishant was not happy with Jadeja’s fielding position. During the water break, both were seen arguing and pointing fingers at each other.

Two other teammates intervened and calmed down both the players. The replays of the incidents clearly revealed that it was not a normal chat but clearing a verbal spat between both. Have a look at the video of the incident below.