"Kumar Sangakkara Started Saying You Guys Cheat": Ex-India Star Reveals Stunning On-Field Spat

File picture of Kumar Sangakkara© Getty Photographs

Former Indian cricket crew all-rounder Irfan Pathan revealed a surprising on-field spat with Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara throughout a Check match in 2005. Throughout the second Check of the three-match collection, Sri Lanka gamers weren’t proud of the field of balls being modified. Pathan, who was requested to open the batting for India, was not conscious of the discontent and ended up getting right into a disagreement with Sangakkara. He revealed that the Sri Lanka legend began sledging him after he slammed Muttiah Muralitharan for 2 sixes and even referred to as the Indian gamers ‘cheat’.

“There was a Check match 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 Sri Lankan gamers weren’t pleased. Sangakkara was essentially the most vocal of all. Then, once I went to bat, I had zero concept what had occurred; I used to be requested to open. I hit Muralidharan for 2 sixes. If he’s getting hit for sixes with the brand new ball, it means you’ve gotten derailed the opposition’s planning a bit. Immediately, Sangakkara began saying you guys cheat, your mother and father educate you all this and blah blah. He went private, and I additionally answered again. He began it,” Pathan mentioned in mentioned on ‘Cheeky Singles’.

Nonetheless, in 2008, each gamers grew to become part of Kings XI Punjab within the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pathan revealed that they ended up apologising to one another.

“After the public sale, I noticed I might be enjoying with Sangakkara at Punjab. Now I used to be consuming along with his household, and I didn’t know what to do. I went and advised him sorry. He additionally apologised, after which we grew to become good pals. Feelings are excessive, and also you at all times make errors. It issues how maturely you deal with issues.”