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Irfan Pathan recollects Kumar Sangakkara’s dishonest accusation throughout a 2005 Check, revealing a heated on-field trade over a modified ball.
Kumar Sangakkaraspeaks throughout a press convention in Lahore on February 13, 2020 (Image credit score: AFP)
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has reminisced how as soon as the ever-calm Kumar Sangakkara misplaced his cool throughout a Check collection between India and Sri Lanka and blamed the Indian group of dishonest, even occurring to say that their dad and mom train them the identical.
Some altercations by no means make it to the published cameras. Irfan has now revisited one such incident, revealing particulars of his tussle with Sangakkara in the course of the 2005 Check in New Delhi.
The incident occurred throughout India’s innings, when Irfan opened alongside Gautam Gambhir. He went on to attain 93, however his innings was additionally marked by a heated trade with Sangakkara that grew to become a significant flashpoint.
“There was a Check in Delhi. I opened and made 93. After the primary innings, after we went to bowl, the field of balls had modified, or one thing like that occurred, and the Sri Lankan gamers weren’t joyful,” Irfan mentioned whereas talking on JioStar.
“Sangakkara was probably the most vocal of all. Then, once I went to bat, I had zero thought what had occurred; I used to be requested to open. I hit Muralitharan for 2 sixes. If he’s getting hit for sixes with the brand new ball, it means you will have derailed the opposition’s planning a bit,” Irfan added.
The previous Indian cricketer revealed that the umpires had modified the ball throughout Sri Lanka’s innings, a call that left Sangakkara and the visiting group sad. The latter additionally went a step additional by questioning the upbringing of the Indian gamers.
“Out of the blue, Sangakkara began saying, ‘You guys cheat, your dad and mom train you all this and blah blah.’ He went private and I additionally answered again. He began it,” Irfan mentioned.
A number of years after the incident, Irfan and Sangakkara discovered themselves sharing the dressing room at Kings XI Punjab, the place they developed a powerful friendship.
August 10, 2026, 18:03 IST
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