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Barmy Army are a group of England fans who travel with their team. They are very popular. Their motto is to ”make watching cricket more fun and much more popular”. They have various songs for their players and opposition players. We look at some interesting ones. Even fans can sledge! Shane Warne He’s fat, he’s round, he bounces [...]

Steve Waugh is one of those characters who get spurred when they are sledged. They get more determined to score big. Normally opposition teams will leave those sort of characters. When India toured Australia in 2003-04, Waugh was playing his last test series. He was at the crease with series on the line. That was [...]

William Gilbert Grace is acknowledged as the one of the greatest players of all time. He played cricket in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This is also a proof for sledging being there from early days of cricket. He was the best England batsman of the 19th century. On one occasion when he was out leg [...]

Sunil Gavaskar is the best Indian batsman against the great West Indian team. To ease the pressure on himself, Sunil Gavaskar had decided to come lower down the order and bat at No 4 for that particular match. But, Malcolm Marshall fired out Anshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar for ducks, setting the stage for Gavaskar [...]

Sachin made his debut in the year of 1989. He was facing stiff tests from Pakistan bowling attack. In a curtailed match, Sachin hit Mustaq Ahmed for two sixes in an over.  Abdul Qadir challenged Sachin saying “Bachchon ko kyon mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar dikhao” (“Why are you hitting kids? Try and hit me.”). [...]