Sparks fly in ill-tempered tie at Kochi

The match officials were on their toes to ensure that sparks flying all over does not engulf 2nd India-Aus ODI.

On the first ever International Non-Violence Day, things did not go out of control but match officials were on their toes to ensure that sparks flying all over Nehru Stadium does not engulf the second India-Australia cricket ODI.

After 20 overs of apparently peaceful cricket, where aggression was limited to glare and unuttered curse, there was enough hints that everything was not going well out there.

It was the 21st over when Andrew Symonds stepped out to send Harbhajan Singh’s second delivery soaring high over the long-on ropes. As the ‘Turbanator’ completed his over, he apparently had an altercation with Hayden, who was at the non-striker’s end and their body language made it obvious that they were not exchanging pleasantries.

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And Hayden’s swagger looked bit prolonged after he brought up his fifty with a mighty six off the off-spinner.

S Sreesanth has already made a name for being an youngster with a volatile temper, especially so when he is facing Australia.

In the 43rd over, the local favourite exchanged a few words with Symonds and the drama repeated again in his next over when Sreesanth made a prolonged leg before appeal against Brad Haddin and Symonds had something to say on that from the non-striker’s end.

Eventually, Mahendra Singh Dhoni walked up to the pacer, asking him to keep his cool.

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