5 instances when the batsman replied to sledging with a six

Cricket is called the gentleman's game, but that doesn't stop cricketers from taking a dig or two at their opponents. A word for verbal anti-social behaviour often known as ‘sledging', it is a tactic used by players to provoke their opponents to commit a mistake. Here are 5 classic instances of sledging from the world of cricket, when batsmen had the last laugh over the bowlers by replying to their sledges with a six.

#1 Zaheer Khan v/s Brett Lee

 

 

The final match of the 2007 ODI series between India and Australia saw two great fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Brett Lee get involved in a sledging incident. Lee initiated the fight after delivering a yorker directed towards the leg stump, which hit bat first and then the pad of the right-handed batsman. The Aussie speedster threw some words at the Indian lower order batsman as he followed through and ran up the pitch to collect the ball.

Zaheer replied to Lee’s words in the best way possible, hitting a six on the very next ball. He chose the safest part in a cricket field, that is over the bowler’s head to sent the ball over the fence. Brett Lee got a perfect answer from Zaheer as he watched the ball sail over long on into the crowd.