cricket sledging

This article has been viewed 4,862 times. References. 1. Malcolm Marshall & David Boon. Through the course of time, sledging, too, has become an integral part of this beautiful game. Cricket is often known as a gentlemen and ladies sport and, as such, there are implied standards that come along with playing the game. The best sledging is clever and well-directed rather than just random abuse. In the 1982-1983 Ashes when England's heroic allrounder strolled to the crease in one match, he was greeted by Marsh with a cheery quip: 'How's your wife and my kids? Players use it often to intimidate the opposition while some also criticize it. Malcolm Marshall was bowling to David Boon, who was having a bit of trouble against the fast bowler and had played and missed a few times. document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').onclick=function(){ window.open('http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Cricket','newsnow'); }; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').style.cursor='pointer'; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.textDecoration='none'; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.borderBottom='0 none'; © 2013-2020 CricTracker Pvt Ltd All rights reserved. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/ca\/Sledge-in-Cricket-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Sledge-in-Cricket-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/ca\/Sledge-in-Cricket-Step-1.jpg\/aid3829748-v4-728px-Sledge-in-Cricket-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"