Vaseline on the ball, Anderson hit Jadeja … See 5 big controversies related to Ind vs ENG Test series, cricket became ashamed
India vs England Test Series, 5 Big Controversy: The 5 -match Test series is going to start between India and England (IND Vs ENG) from June 20. In the cricket world, both these two teams are considered to be very interesting whenever they compete.
It has been seen on many occasions that whenever the team of India and England (IND Vs ENG) came face to face, a big rage has arisen. There have been five occasions when it took the form of a dispute.
IND Vs ENG: First controversy is related to Bishan Singh Bedi
The dispute took place between India and England from 1976 to 1977. England came to India and won a 3–1 Test series but during this time a huge discussion started. At that time, Bishan Singh Bedi, who was the captain of Team India, accused John Lever of using the Vaseline strip to swing the ball. However, the England team denied the fact that Vaseline was used only to avoid sweating in the eyes of the players.
When Angry Zaheer Khan created history
The second controversy took place in 2007 at Trent Bridge, when Zaheer Khan came to bat for India, England players threw jelly beans at him. He spoke to Kevin Peterson about this. Later, Zaheer Khan took 5 wickets while bowling brilliantly. On his own, India won the Test series in England for the first time since 1986.
Third controversy is related to Dhoni
The controversy occurred in 2011 after Ian Bell was run out in the Nottingham Test. Bell seems to have gone across the boundary and he went for tea comfortably. He was later dismissed on India’s appeal. However, showing the sportsmanship, Dhoni withdrew the decision which was highly praised. However, India lost in this match.
When Anderson and Jadeja clashed with each other
In 2014, during the Indo-England Series (IND Vs ENG), there was an argument between James Anderson and Ravindra Jadeja. In this match, Anderson was accused of pushing Jadeja to the pavilion. India also complained but due to lack of evidence, no action was taken on Anderson.
Controversy arose due to Virender Sehwag
This dispute is of the year 2008. When Kevin Peterson came out of the Cries to congratulate Paul Callingwood on a century, Virender Sehwag tried to run out him. However, later this appeal was withdrawn, which raised a lot of questions.