Five most scandalous moments in cricketing history

#3 Underarm ball in 1981

The famous underarm ball

Underarm bowling used to be legal in cricket and it was at the time of the 1981 series between Australia and New Zealand that this incident took place. Heading into the third ODI, the series was delicately poised at 1-1 and the third match was a thriller. It culminated in New Zealand needing six to win off the final ball.

However, Australian captain Greg Chappell told the bowler, his younger brother Trevor, to bowl this crucial delivery underarm. Indeed, Trevor Chappell proceeded to bowl it in such a way, meaning that there was no way in which Brian McKechnie could get under the ball and hit it for six. It was one of the most unsportsmanlike actions in cricket history and both Greg and Trevor felt immensely embarrassed afterwards.