8 most disgraceful acts in the history of Cricket

Chappell brothers' underarm ploy

After the best-of-five finals between Australia and New Zealand for the 1981 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was tied 1–1, New Zealand needed 15 runs to win in the last over and take a lead. Bruce Edgar was still batting on 102, an innings that has been called "the most overlooked century of all time".

Aussie skipper Greg Chappell gave the ball to his brother Trevor and he delivered by taking two wickets and conceding just eight runs off the first five balls. New Zealand needed six runs to tie the match from the final ball. Greg then went to Trevor and instructed him to bowl underarm in a bid to prevent New Zealand's number 10 Brian McKechnie from getting under the ball with enough elevation and power and hit a six to tie the game.

After defending the ball, McKechnie threw his bat in anger as the teams walked back to the pavilion. Back then, bowling underarm was within the laws of cricket but this incident was perceived as unsportsmanlike.