S Sreesanth’s cricket career has been marred with controversies, the Indian pacer bowled some fine spells in international cricket. The speedster even troubled batting greats like Jacques Kallis and Brian Lara with his thunderbolts. While Sreesanth is mainly known for his bowling prowess, he smashed South African pacer Andre Nel for a famous six during a Test match in 2006.
Recently Dale Steyn has recalled that six hit by Sreesanth and said that it was legendary. While many tail-enders have stunned oppositions with their big hits, what made Sreesanth’s hit famous was the fact that Nel had sledged him.
The Indian bowler came to bat at number 10, and the Johannesburg track was favouring the pacers. Nel, who had three wickets in his kitty, provoked Sreesanth with his words and action. To this, Sreesanth didn’t hold back and smashed a big six on the very next delivery. On top of that, he added salt to Nel’s wound with his famous swinging bat celebration.
Sreesanth slog was legendary – Dale Steyn
ESPNCricinfo’s Twitter handle posted a question asking everyone to tell them a shot that gives them chills. Responding to this, Dale Steyn recalled Sreesanth’s iconic six in the 2006 Johannesburg Test.
Sreesanth and his slog off Andre Nel for 6 with the swinging bat celebration. Legendary
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) May 15, 2021
“Sreesanth and his slog off Andre Nel for 6 with the swinging bat celebration. Legendary,” he wrote.
Sreesanth had previously revealed that Nel had sledged him by saying that Indian’s don’t have heart. This triggered the fast bowler and he hit the next ball for a six.
“Andre Nel was talking a lot. He kept saying that Indians don’t have a heart and that they (South Africa) were the better team. I wanted to tell him to look at the scoreboard once; we had the upper hand. I had gotten out for a duck in the first innings, and a lot of our better batsmen hadn’t scored too many runs that day,” Sreesanth told Sportskeeda.
