5 instances when India gave a perfect reply to sledging

#4 Shoaib Akhtar and Harbhajan Singh

Not the best of friends

Sledging is a common sight in an India-Pakistan encounter. The intensity and passion among the players is high and matches are fought hard. One instance of sledging occurred when India faced Pakistan in a crucial match of Asia Cup 2010 in Dambulla.

Pakistan, while batting first, put up a decent score of 267 on the board for India to chase. The chase was going to be interesting considering the quality of the Indian batting line-up and Pakistan bowling. The match went down to the wire with Harbhajan and Gambhir at the crease and India needing 7 to win from the last over with 3 wickets in hand.

Shoaib Akhtar, who bowled the second last over of the match, lost his cool and had a heated conversation with Harbhajan Singh. It was Singh, however, who had the last laugh. He smashed Mohammed Amir for a huge six over mid-on helping his team register a monumental win.

It was a sight to behold as the whole stadium erupted in joy and the team members celebrated the win in an emphatic fashion.