Cricket Controversy: Cricket in India is considered to be religion and its players get respect not only in their country but in the whole world. But there have been 5 legendary cricketers from whom Indian fans used to hate immensely. There have been many bitter controversies in the past, due to which Indian fans have not forgotten these 5 legendary cricketers. Let’s take a look at those 5 legendary cricketers:

1. Ricky Ponting

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is also included in the list of players whom Indian fans do not like. Ricky Ponting is one of the greatest players of world cricket. Ricky Ponting has many records in cricket. The most successful captain in ODIs, Ricky Ponting’s onfield behavior so far, was not very happy with Indian fans. There have been many occasions when Ricky Ponting had messed up Indian players during the match against India. Seeing the kind of reaction Ricky Ponting used to give on the field, there is so much hatred among the Indian fans.

2. Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds used to be an important player for the Australia team. If we see the records of Andrew Symonds in front of India, then it is clear that he loved to face Indian bowlers. He has performed well many times against India with both balls and bat. Andrew Symonds was a brilliant cricketer, but many times his onfield sledging has worked to create hatred in the minds of Indian fans. There was a tremendous controversy between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh during the Australian tour in 2007. World cricket named it Mankigate controversy. Due to all these things, Indian fans do not like Andrew Symonds. However, Andrew Symonds is no longer in this world.

3. Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff has also been a player whom Indian fans do not like. In 2002, Andrew Flintoff’s actions in an ODI against the Indian team were proof of his misbehavior. Andrew Flintoff took off his T-shirt in the field after winning this match. This behavior of Andrew Flintoff was replied by Sourav Ganguly by removing his T-shirt by winning the 2003 tri-series. During the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, Yuvraj Singh was also spoken by Andrew Flintoff in India vs. England match, which made Yuvraj Singh angry and he hit 6 sixes in the next over.

4. Javed Miandad

Former Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad is also included in the list of players whom Indian fans do not like. Javed Miandad has won Pakistan in many matches against India. But his behavior on the field was quite disappointing, due to which Indian fans do not like him. Javed Miandad used to show excessive aggression in matches against India. Javed Miandad has also done the work of copying Indian players many times. At the same time, once he had said that after the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, people will forget him.

5. Musfiqur Rahim

Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is also included in this list. Due to the onfield behavior of Mushfiqur Rahim, he is not liked by Indian fans at all. Mushfiqur Rahim showed him the way out of the tournament by playing an important innings against India in the 2007 World Cup. At the same time, when India lost in the semi -finals in the 2016 T20 World Cup, he expressed happiness over India’s defeat.