Controversies in 1982

3 incidents documented

Rebel Tours to Apartheid South Africa

South Africa vs England/Sri Lanka/West Indies/Australia rebel XIs

6 March 1982

Multiple international teams sent unofficial rebel squads to play in apartheid-era South Africa, leading to lengthy bans for participating players and deepening cricket's political fault lines.

#apartheid#rebel tours#south africa

🥊Serious

Javed Miandad vs Dennis Lillee — A Rivalry of Venom

Australia vs Pakistan

27 March 1982

Beyond the famous kicking incident, Miandad and Lillee had a vicious running feud spanning years, filled with verbal abuse and mutual loathing.

#miandad#lillee#rivalry

😂Mild

Crowd Sledges — 'Oi Botham, Your Mother-in-Law's Driving'

England vs Various

1982-07-01

Cricket crowds have produced some of the funniest sledges in sport, from heckling players about their personal lives to creative musical chants.

#crowd-sledge#botham#comedy