7 instances of epic sledging in cricket

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2. Ravi Shastri and Mike Whitney

England v India - Royal London One-Day Series 2014
England v India - Royal London One-Day Series 2014

Ravi Shastri was batting in the second test in Melbourne in 1991/92 when the 12th man of the team Mike Whitney was called in as the substitute fielder. Shastri tried to get a quick single by hitting the ball to Whitney who was at mid-off who yelled, "If you leave your crease, I will break your f--king head."

The veteran Shastri was quick to reply: "Hey! If you could bat or bowl as well as you could talk, you wouldn't be the f--king twelfth man!"

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