11 angry men: The angriest cricketing XI of all time
Cricket, which is always promoted as gentlemen game, has not always been gentle if we retrospect its more-than-a-century history. There have been numerous instances where cricketers crossed their boundaries getting involved in altercations and fights on and off the field. Short-tempered, offensive and not the ones to take digs in right spirit, they separated the men from the gentlemen.
In this article, we are not going to discuss cricketers who were aggressive but stayed well within the spirit of the game. Also, we are not going talk about players who got involved in just one infamous incident.
Here is a list of imaginary playing XI, which has some of the greatest names in the cricketing history, who time and again had to deal with their temper related issues during their career.
#1 Gautam Gambhir
The Delhi-born opening batsman is always known to be a player who wears his heart on his sleeves. Gambhir was involved in multiple controversies during his illustrious cricketing career.
The southpaw had a heated argument with his Delhi coach, Bhaskar Pillai, during the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bhubaneswar in 2017. He was handed a four-match suspension from first-class cricket for his rude behavior.
Gambhir was also involved in an infamous altercation with Virat Kohli during an IPL game between KKR and RCB in 2016 which raised too many eyebrows about the southpaw's temper issues.
The former Indian cricketer was also involved in a big fight with Shahid Afridi in 2007 during an ODI at Kanpur. The match referee Roshan Mahanama fined the Pakistani 95% of his match fee. Gambhir was also fined 65% of his fee for breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct.