5 instances when former cricketers got involved in a verbal tussle

3. Sachin Tendulkar – Ian Chappell

Ian Chappell took a dig at the All Stars tournament

Although the verbal tussle between Sachin Tendulkar and Ian Chappell was not direct in nature, one could actually make out that the two of them were indeed taking a dig at each other. It all started off when the outspoken Aussie made negative comments about the All Stars tournament organized in the USA by Sachin and Shane Warne last year.

“I've always thought that the reason for retiring is that you wanted to stop playing. The other thing I don't understand is why people want to watch older cricketers,” Chappell had said. Tendulkar is not generally known to get back at people but on this occasion, he responded quite candidly to the remarks.

“The reason for stopping cricket is because you cannot be competitive at that level but that does not mean you stop enjoying cricket. This is what we are doing, we are enjoying cricket. Once you retire it does not mean you never pick up a cricket bat again. People will always have opinions, it does not mean it is the right opinion,” the legendary batsman was quoted saying.