5 instances when the crowd booed the home team
Booing has been a common thing in cricket over the past few years. It is one of the famous ways in which the crowds these days express their disapproval for a team or a particular player and more often than not, it relates to the opposition team.However, cricket has also seen a number of instances of crowds turning hostile towards their own team or players. Even a few icons of the game have had to suffer the humiliation of being booed by the same crowd of which they have been heroes. Also, teams who swear by their crowd support at home have seen the complete opposite happening.We have picked out 5 instances from cricket’s recent history when home crowds turned against their own.
#5 Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander booed off the ground at Johannesburg
It was the strangest of drawn Tests between India and South Africa at Johannesburg in the year 2013. Chasing a target of 458 set by India to win the Test, South Africa ended the game at a score of 450 for 7, a mere 8 runs short of victory.
Dale Steyn and Vernon Phliander were at the crease when South Africa were left with 16 runs to get from 3 overs. However, in a strange turn of events, both men at the crease decided not to go for the chase and settled for a draw in bizzare circumstances.
The crowd at the Wanderers was highly discontent with whatever had transpired and booed Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander as they trudged off the field after securing a draw.