Cricket is called a gentleman’s game. In the game of cricket, players enter the field in full consciousness. However, there have been some cricketers who were addicted to alcohol and alcohol had a great impact on their career. But what if we tell you that a batsman scored a century by playing a brilliant innings while being drunk. Former South African great batsman Herschelle Gibbs played an innings of 175 runs while being drunk.
1- Herschelle Gibbs
Hershel Gibbs scored 175 runs in 111 balls at a strike rate of 157.66 while chasing a target of 435 runs in an ODI against Australia on March 12, 2006. During this, 21 fours and 7 sixes came off his bat. Africa won the match. Hershel was awarded the title of ‘Player of the Match’ for this brilliant innings.
Let us tell you that Herschel himself had disclosed about this innings that he had played this innings while drunk. Gibbs had disclosed in his autobiography ‘To the Point: The No Holds Barred’ and wrote, "I had drunk a lot of alcohol the night before the match against Australia. The effect of the alcohol had not worn off even in the morning and when I went to play the match, I was completely drunk."
2- Vinod Kambli
Sachin Tendulkar’s friend and teammate Vinod Kambli also got into the bad habit of drinking. Kambli got a lot of praise by scoring a double century in the test against England in 1993. Kambli was only 21 years old when he scored the double century. However, Kambli’s career was not very long. Kambli admitted many times that he was addicted to alcohol.
3- Andrew Symonds
Australia’s late cricketer Andrew Symonds was a great all-rounder of his time. He was known for his explosive batting. However, he was badly addicted to alcohol. Symonds himself had revealed that he had the ability to drink an entire bottle of alcohol.
4- Jesse Ryder
England’s explosive batsman Jesse Ryder also had a bad habit of drinking alcohol. Alcohol had a great impact on his career and slowly he started straying from his path. In 2013, he was attacked. After this attack, he remained in coma for many days, but he came back and scored a century, but he could not give up his bad habit of drinking."text-align: justify;">5- James Faulkner
Whenever the names of legendary all-rounders are taken in the cricket world, former Australian legend James Faulkner is definitely included in it. Death over specialist James Faulkner was also known for finishing matches with his batting. In 2015, Faulkner was caught driving under the influence of alcohol. After this, Australia Cricket almost banned him. Then he lost his place in the team."text-align: justify;">
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