Andre Nel Sledges Shoaib Akhtar, Gets Hit for Six

Andre Nel was one of cricket's most notorious sledgers, famous for his wild-eyed aggression and in-your-face confrontations. During the 2nd Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Port Elizabeth, Nel met his match in the equally combustible Shoaib Akhtar.

Nel bowled a bouncer at Shoaib and then gave him a mouthful, walking up close and yelling in his face. Shoaib, who was batting as a tailender, simply smiled. On the very next delivery, Shoaib stepped down the track and launched Nel for a towering six over midwicket.

After hitting the six, Shoaib turned to Nel and gave him an earful of his own, mimicking Nel's aggressive celebrations and sending the crowd into raptures. The moment became one of cricket's most satisfying instances of "karma sledging" — where the sledger gets instant comeuppance. It remains one of the most replayed cricket moments on YouTube and perfectly captured the personalities of both volatile fast bowlers.