Ind vs aus controversies: India and Australia matches are as much discussed as India and Pakistan match. India is competing with Pakistan or Australia, it is very important for Indian fans compared to both teams. On Tuesday, the semi -final match was played between India and Australia. In which India defeated Australia by 4 wickets and dropped the final race. However, at times, something happens during the match between India and Australia that takes the form of controversy and gets into the discussion. So, in such a situation, let us know about the controversies between 11 India and Australia which have created a ruckus:
Controversies between these 11 India and Australia have created a ruckus (India vs Australia Match Top 11 Controversies):
In fact, India’s victory in the Melbourne Test of 1981 was in the discussion. Let me tell you that Sunil Gavaskar was very angry with the umpire’s decision that Sunil Gavaskar had returned to the pavilion with his fellow batsman Chetan Chauhan. The case was that the umpire Rex Whitehead gave LBW out to Sunil Gavaskar off Dennis Lily. After which Sunil Gavaskar was not happy with the decision of the umpire. Sunil Gavaskar started returning to the pavilion with his fellow player Chetan Chauhan. When the situation worsened, the Indian team management immediately came into action and Chetan Chauhan was sent to the ground again. Sunil Gavaskar said that he was displeasure not by Lily’s decision but from the personal comments made by Lily. After which Sunil Gavaskar took such a big step.
India suffered defeat by Australia in the 2001 Mumbai Test. But meanwhile, a dispute caught fire. Rahul Dravid played the bridge shot, the ball went into the air due to a missing, which was caught by Michael Slater with a dive. After which Rahul Dravid was not satisfied with the catch, so he stayed at the crease. Former umpire S Venkataraghavan also called Rahul Dravid not out and was the same in the TV replay. But in the midst of all this, Slater became very angry and started arguing with the umpire. After this, Slater also abused Rahul Dravid. After which Slater was fined for this behavior.
Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed by Glenn Macgra in the 1999-00 series in Australia. After which there was a lot of controversy. Actually, Glenn McGraw threw the bounced, but the ball remained a little low. Considering the bouncer, Sachin Tendulkar started trying to escape the ball, during which it hit his shoulder. After which Glenn Macgra appealed and Sachin was declared out. There was a lot of controversy about which.
During the 2001 historical Test series, Australian captain Steve Waugh revealed Saurabh Ganguly in his autobiography ‘Out of My Comfortzone’ that Ganguly would repeatedly lie down on the toss. Ganguly came late for the toss 7 times during the ODI and Test series. However, Ganguly broke the silence on the matter after several years and said that he did not do this intentionally.
Former India captain Anil Kumble became very angry during a match. In fact, about a match in India vs Australia, Anil Kumble had said that only one team was playing with the spirit of the game.
The controversy between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh would hardly be forgotten. The Australian batsman alleged that off -spinner Harbhajan Singh called him a monkey (monkey) and it is racist. The matter increased so much that it reached the Sydney Court. During this time, the Australian media made many allegations against Harbhajan Singh. The BCCI threatened to end the tour in the middle. Harbhajan Singh was banned for the first three Tests, later it was removed again.
During the Test match against Australia in 2008, Gautam Gambhir was made a victim of his sledging by Kangaroos, especially by all rounder Shane Watson. After which Gautam Gambhir became quite angry and Gambhir hit Watson elbow while taking two runs. After which Gautam Gambhir was banned for the next match while taking action on the matter by the match referee.
In the Mohali Test in 2008, Harbhajan Singh dismissed Matthew Hayden. Then during this time Zaheer Khan celebrated something strangely. After which Hayden returned to the pavilion, but the match referee Chris Broad did not remain silent and considering this behavior of Zaheer Khan against the sportsmanship, he fined 80 percent of the match fee.
During the Mohali Test in 2010, there was a dispute between Zaheer Khan and Ricky Ponting. In fact, after the run out, Ricky Ponting started going towards the dressing room, when Zaheer Khan made some comments on Ricky Ponting, which made Ricky Ponting very angry. Ricky Ponting turned back again and came to Zaheer Khan and started saying something. Then umpire Billy Boden took over the whole matter and took away the two players from each other.
India’s Australia tour in 2011-12 was in a lot of controversy. In the second Test of this series, Virat Kohli showed the middle finger to the audience present in the pavilion. After which Virat Kohli was fined 50 percent of the match fee due to this behavior. Then Virat Kohli tweeted on Twitter and told that, ‘I agree that cricketers should not react, but what to do when the audience makes a very lewd comment about your mother and sister?’
In 2017, the Australian team came to play a four -match Test series on a tour of India. Then in the second Test in Bengaluru, Australia captain Steve Smith gestured to seek help from his associate staff sitting in the dressing room to use DRS during the match. After which there was a tension between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. Virat Kohli called Steve Smith a fraud during this period.
