11 angry men: The angriest cricketing XI of all time

Gambhir had an infamous altercation with Kohli during an IPL game
Gambhir had an infamous altercation with Kohli during an IPL game

#4 Andrew Symonds

The Monkeygate scandal
The Monkeygate scandal

Andrew Symonds was one of Australia's most important and controversial player in the 2000s. All the controversy for Symonds started in 2005 when he was dropped by Cricket Australia for his alcohol consumption before the match.

However, his involvement in the Monkeygate scandal with Harbhajan Singh started his downfall as a cricketer. He then went on to skip a team meeting for fishing, involved in a bar-tiff, abused New Zealand's Bredon McCullum on a radio Interview, attached a fan on the pitch.

His fall-out with his friend, Michael Clarke, was the final nail in his International career.

#5 Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad would have hit Lillee with his bat had umpires not intervened
Javed Miandad would have hit Lillee with his bat had umpires not intervened

Miandad, who is considered as one of the greatest batsmen Pakistan has ever produced, involved in quite a few controversial incidents during his career due to his hot-headed nature.

The legendary cricketer was involved in multiple on-field altercations with umpires. He abused an umpire after he was given out in an ODI game. He was also found arguing with an umpire when Aqib Javed's bouncer was called a no-ball by the umpire.

The most infamous incident happened against Australia when he threatened to hit Dennis Lilee with his bat after the Australian's fast bowler blocked him from taking a single. He also had a dispute with the Indian wicket-weeker Kiran More.

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