Great cricket sledges !!

"Sledging is the practice in cricket where the cricketers exchange the words with the opponents in order to seek an advantage by insulting or verbally intimidating the opposing player. The purpose is to try to weaken the opponent's concentration, thereby causing him to make mistakes or underperform." (content from wikipedia)

As cricket is itself an interesting game, sledging adds up the spice in enhancing the flavor of the game. The sledging is normally done to distract the opponent from their regular game, but however sometime the sledge turns out to be so hilarious and funny. The act of Sledging in cricket is believed to started by WG Grace.

Glen McGrath being fierce with Ramnaresh Shrawan of West Indies in 2003

Top SLEDGES in cricket

(1) Rodney Marsh (Australia) vs Ian Botham (England)

This is one of the most popular and funny sledge ever in the Ashes Tests series. During the match, Marsh asked Botham - "So, how's your wife and my kids?". Botham replied - "The wife's is fine but the kid's are retarded".

(2) Merv Hughes (Australia) vs Robin Smith (England)

During 1989 tests at Lords, Robin Smith missed the ball from hitting bowled by Aussie fast bowler Merv Hughes. Meanwhile Merv said to Smith - "You can't f***ing bat". On next delivery Robin hit a boundary and replied to Merv - " Hey Merv, we two make a fine pair, I can't f***ing bat and you can't f***ing bowl."

(3) Merv Hughes (Australia) vs Viv Richards (West Indies)

During Australia tour to Caribbean, Hughes kept on staring Richards after each deliveries. Getting annoyed by this Richards said -"This is my island, my culture. Don't you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl." Instantly Hughes bit his tongue as a reaction but when he sent Richards to pavilion he said - "In our culture we say f*** off"

(4) Javed Miandad (Pakistan) vs Merv Hughes (Australia)

Javed Miandad called Hughes a fat bus conductor during a match. A few balls later, Hughes dismissed Miandad. “Tickets please,” said Huges, as he ran past the departing batsman.

(5) Glenn McGrath (Australia) vs Ramnaresh Shrawan (West Indies)

During Australia tour of Caribbean, McGrath asked Shrawan after a delivery - "So, what does Brian Lara's  di*k tastes like?". Shrawan replied - "I don't know, ask your wife". McGrath lost his control by hearing this and howled fiercely - "If you ever f***ing mention my wife again, I'll f***ing rip your f***ing throat out"

(6) Glenn McGrath (Australia) vs Eddo Brandes (Zimbabwe)

After the Zimbabwe batsman played and missed, McGrath enquired: "Oi, Brandes, why are you so fat?" The reply from Brandes fired out the tall lanky man "Cos every time I sleep with your wife she gives me a biscuit."

(7) Douglas Jardine (England) vs Bill Woodfull (Australia)

During a match between Aussies and England, Jardine reported to Aussie skipper Woodfull that one of their players called him a bastard. Bill turned to his team mates pointed to Jardine and said "Which one of you bastard called this bastard a bastard?".

(8) Mark Waugh (Australia) vs Adam Parore (New Zealand)

Mark Waugh standing at second slip, Adam Parore played & missed the first ball. Mark – “Ohh, I remember you from a couple years ago in Australia. You were shit then, you’re f***ing useless now”. Parore- (Turning around) “Yeah, that’s me & when I was there you were going out with that old, ugly slut & now I hear you’ve married her. You dumb f***”.

(9) Ravi Shastri (India) vs Mike Whitney (Australia)

Shastri hits the ball towards Whitney (who was 12th man in the game) hoping for a single. Whitney said - "If you leave the crease, I'll blow your f***ing head off". Shastri replied fiercly without taking his eye down - "If you could bat as you talk, you wouldn't be the f***ing 12th man".

(10) Viv Richards (WI) vs Merv Hughes (Aus)

Viv Richards hit Merv Hughes for four consecutive boundaries in one over. Merv stops halfway down the pitch, farted loudly, and said to Viv: “Let’s see you hit that to the boundary!” Viv was dumb-founded.

(11) Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) vs Viv Richards (WI)

To ease the batting pressure for himself on this particular match Gavaskar decided to bat at number four. But West Indian bowler Malcomm Marshall took the wicket of Anshuman Gaekwand and Dilip Vengsarkar for a duck. Thus Gavaskar walked when the score was 0/2. Viv said to Gavaskar - "Man, it doesn't matter when you come to bat, the score is still zero."