5 sledging players who couldn’t walk the talk

#3 Rubel Hossain

Rubel Hossain

Rubel Hossain is fast and fiery, and is someone who always bowls his heart out. However, over the course of his career, the Bangladesh fast-bowler shared some heated altercations with the opposition players, especially Virat Kohli.

It all started in the opening game of the 2011 World Cup when Rubel verbally sledged Virat Kohli. Thereafter, the current Indian skipper gave it back to him with some stern words. The rivalry continued till the 2015 World Cup.

Kohli was dismissed cheaply by Rubel, after which the right-handed batsman received a full-blooded send-off by the fast-bowler. Nevertheless, the pacer has somewhat struggled in international cricket.

He made his debut in 2009 and has since played 25 Tests and 80 ODIs, which shows that he has been in and out of the national team. Also, among bowlers who have bowled more than 2500 deliveries in Test cricket, Rubel has the highest bowling average of 79, which is disappointing, to say the least.