7 dark secrets of indian cricket you all should know

7 DARK SECRETS OF INDIAN
CRICKET YOU ALL SHOULD
KNOW
The Indian cricket team has millions of followers around the globe. It will be fair to
say that the country has produced some of the elite talents in the cricketing
community. Most of them have effectively played their role in increasing the
popularity of the game and in the process have inscribed their names in the
history books. Their presence helped the Indian team in achieving some of the
most memorable moments.
However, there are some dark moments which has not been discussed enough
in the cricketing circle. These episodes involved some of the legends of Indian
cricket. Also, these incidents have always put Indian cricket in a bad light. That’s
why these episodes can be considered as the secrets of the country’s cricketing
journey.

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Here is the list of 10 secrets of Indian cricket people should know
1) A friendship not made in heaven
When India won the 2011 World Cup the two players who led the team in the
final moments of their glory are Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. Especially nobody
can forget the joyful hug between the two of them after the winning hit. Such has
been their friendship that both of them never fail to praise each other on any
stage.
However, the friendship didn’t start on a good note as Yuvraj was not on good
terms with Dhoni in the early days of his career. The Punjab cricketer used to
taunt Dhoni on the basis of his ethnicity. He used to call him a Bihari and

downplay his achievements after his each match-winning performances for the
country.
At first, the former Indan skipper ignored the comments but it continued for a long
time. That’s when he retorted and asked Yuvraj the real reason behind his
annoying actions. Hearing this the southpaw understood his mistake and started
laughing. Since then they became close friends and together they have led the
team to various memorable victories.
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2) Differences of opinion
Anybody who is following Indian cricket will be well aware of the Ganguly-
Chappell saga. It’s a time when the country’s cricket was at its lowest point as

the team hogged the limelight for their off-field antics rather than their on-field
actions. Mainly the tussle of war between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell
formed the plot of the storyline.
Another interesting character of that storyline is Rahul Dravid as he took over the
leadership duties in those tough times. Though the issues got resolved after
India’s shock exit in 2007 World Cup there are still some dark clouds hovering
the incident. It is clear from the contradicting statements made by the two former
Indian skippers.
As per Dada in one-off his dressing-room conversations with Dravid, the right-
hander expressed his disappointment of failing to control the decisions taken by
Greg Chappell. In a turn of events, Dravid denied such discussions and stated
that it is just an opinion of his Bengal counterpart. He went onto add that Sourav
should not make such remarks without thinking of its consequences. So it can be
said that both the cricketers are still not on the same page of the Chappell story.
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3) Honesty is the best policy
In the history of Indian cricket, the individual who brought sweet smiles to millions
of faces is none other than Kapil Dev. By lifting the World Cup in 1983 the
Haryana cricketer inspired the entire nation. Still, he found himself in the most
untoward situation when he was accused of spot-fixing.
At the dawn of this century, several columns started rolling out questioning the
honesty of the legendary cricketer. Amidst this, he also made an appearance in
one of the talk shows hosted by Karan Thapar. There the journalist asked him
about the match-fixing allegations made against him.
For all his courageous efforts on the field, Kapil couldn’t control his emotions and
broke down while justifying his innocence. He further added that he would prefer
suicide rather than accepting bribes for betraying his country. Eventually, he was
cleared of his charges but there are a couple of sting operations where former
Indian players have accused him of bribing them. In the end evidence matters
and in this case there was none which proves Kapil’s integrity.
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4) Dignity saved by the Master
Everybody must be knowing the heated incident involving Virender Sehwag and
John Wright where the latter almost got into a physical tiff with the former. The
reason being Sehwag’s carefree batting style which annoyed the head coach. As
a result, the New Zealander created a hullaballoo in the dressing room but very
few people know that it was Tendulkar who resolved the issue.
After a disturbing incident in the dressing-room, Wright realized his mistake.
Even skipper Sourav Ganguly approached him and wanted him to apologize to
the Delhi cricketer for his reckless behavior. Slowly things started to escalate out
of hands by the minute but that’s when Sachin stepped in and played an
important cameo.
The Little Master talked to John where he came to know that he didn’t do it on
purpose and just wanted Sehwag to realize his mistakes. Understanding the
gravity of the situation Sachin requested the coach not to apologize as it will
degrade the value of his position in the team. Instead, he went to Sehwag and
asked him to consider it as an incident where his father scolded his child for his
goof-ups. On that day Tendulkar showed his heroics off the field.

5) Losing it all together
When India toured the Caribbean land in 2013 the team had their share of ups
and downs. Among them, the worst one has to be the on-field spat between
Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina. It all started during the Blue team’s
encounter against the hosts when the UP cricketer dropped a couple of catches
off Jadeja’s bowling.
Immediately the left-arm spinner showed his displeasure by muttering some
words. Hearing this Raina got enraged and the next thing that happened didn’t
please the Indian fans. Both the players began a verbal duel and their fellow
teammates had to separate them. At the time there were also reports that the
spat continued in the dressing room.
Still, many people have not been able to figure out the exact details of the entire
saga but according to a tabloid, Jadeja provoked Suresh by making inappropriate
statements. Jaddu questioned Raina’s intensity in the field. He pointed out that
his demotion from the captaincy role has played a huge part in his poor fielding.
Even after playing together for a long time Ravindra didn’t show enough respect
for Raina and cussed a senior member of the side which is not acceptable.
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6) Azharuddin in underworld tailspin
In the ’90s, the Indian cricket was completely marred by match-fixing scandals
and one of the players who lost his career in one such typhoon is Mohammad
Azharuddin. Instead of getting a proper swansong the Hyderabad cricketer got

his effigies burned at the end of the 2000s. Even the BCCI imposed a life ban on
him for his suspicious activities.
At first the South African player, Hansie Cronje accused Azharuddin of
introducing him to the world of spot-fixing. Thereafter the former Indian skipper
became a regular visitor to the CBI offices. Finally, he was pinned down after
several months of questioning and due to his shady connections with various
bookies.
Moreover, very few people know that the turning point in Azharuddin’s case was
some of his private photographs. It contained him along with the underworld
kingpins. There are also reports which state that he had connections with one of
the convicts of the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast. As usual, due to lack of evidence,
the case never got solved and all the impending charges against him were
dropped in 2012.
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7) The selfish act of a selfless cricketer?
Rahul Dravid is a cricketer who defined the true meaning of gentlemen’s game.
Not only with his batting but also with his decision-making skills he has helped
the Indian team achieve great heights. However, the only black spot in his
professional career has to be the controversial Multan declaration.
The right-hander decided to call off the innings at the most inopportune time and
left Sachin Tendulkar stranded on the score of 194. As expected the Mumbaikar

was surprised by his captain’s choice. At first, he reacted furiously to the other
members of the dressing room including Dravid. Even in his autobiography, he
has expressed the incident as an unfortunate one. Still, Sachin has always come
up with positive replies to the questions related to the matter and has repeatedly
termed Dravid as his good friend.
As far as Rahul is concerned it is one of the most baffling decisions taken by him
as the coach and the senior members didn’t agree with him. Some die-hard
Sachin fans believe that Rahul purposefully denied Tendulkar’s double century.
The reason being the equal number of 200s in their Test career at the time. So if
the Little Master could have completed the innings he would have surpassed his
teammate. Who knows the Wall might have strained on his personal record for
one split second?
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