5 unforgettable moments in the India-South Africa rivalry

#2 The Sreesanth Dance

Sreesanth showed Andre Nel a dance he is likely never to forget

This one still resonates in the walls of my mind. As Sreesanth came to bat in the tail-end, Andre Nel resorted to sledging tactics to get the better of his opponent. Sreesanth himself was a fiery character and was never one to shy away from verbal assaults.

As revealed by Sreesanth later, Nel told him: “I can smell blood, you do not have the guts—I am playing for this, you are a scared rabbit and I will get you next ball.”

What followed after that became the image of Test—and one of the glaring ones in the India-South Africa rivalry history.

The very next ball, Sreesanth, out of pure wrath, came down the ground and smacked Nel for a six over his head. One would have thought that the South African would have bowled a tight delivery instead of an over-pitched ‘come and hit me’ ball after running his mouth like that. Luckily for Sreesanth, he didn’t and the former got what he wanted.

Sreesanth then went in front of Nel and danced in the most epic fashion. In fact, the dance was so similar to the one in Gangnam Style that one could almost say the dance steps in that song was inspired from Sreesanth.