3. Harbhajan and Symonds at Sydney 2008
The famous ‘monkey gate’ scandal comes in at number 3, which is arguably one of the most heated altercations on the field of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh were involved in an important partnership for India in their first innings. They were keeping the bowlers at pay before the Aussies decided to sledge Harbhajan.
Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan were having a go at each other before the Australians claimed that the Indian had used the offensive word ‘monkey’ for Symonds. The two players went to the court after the match where the Judge decided that Australians racist insult for Symonds had no conclusive evidence.
