6 Times cricketers did the unexpected on the field

#2 McGrath receives cricket\'s first red card

Billy Bowden, one of the wackiest umpires of cricket, came up with a witty retort to McGrath’s antics

During the closing stages of a T20 game in 2005 between Australia and New Zealand, which the Aussies had all but won, Glenn McGrath, who was bowling to tail-ender Kyle Mills rolled the ball along the ground underarm, in what was clearly a cheeky attempt at recreating the infamous “Underarm ball” of 1981.

His jovial attempt at humour was met with the equally jocular umpire Billy Bowden giving McGrath a red card, all in good humour of course. This was one event where both the umpire and the bowler surprised the spectators.