Cricket is called a Gentleman game, but have you ever thought that there have been many players who have played many memorable innings during alcohol. Now you will say how a player can land on the field after drinking alcohol. So let us tell you the stories of some players who played a drunken innings of alcohol.
Vivian Richards (West Indies)

West Indies legendary batsman Sir Vivian Richards scored 130 runs in a county match while playing for the Samaraset. But during this time he was intoxicated. He himself disclosed this in an interview. He had told that a lot of alcohol was drunk with Ian Botham of England a night earlier, and the next morning he could not even see the ball clearly.

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Andrew Symonds (Australia)

Australian all -rounder Andrew Symonds bowled drunk during a ODI against Bangladesh in 2005. This case was then in the news. Symonds’ career was affected many times by controversies related to alcohol.

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Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)

South African explosive opener Harshile Gibbs scored 175 runs in the ODI against Australia in 2006. This happened when he had drunk alcohol all night. In this match, South Africa had chase a world record of 434 runs.

Vinod Kambli (India)

Former India batsman Vinod Kambli told in an interview that he had scored a century for Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy match, while he had drank 10 pegs a night before the match. Later, his alcohol addiction affected both his career and health.