Sledging

India batsman Ajinkya Rahane says he's against on-field sledging; compares it to 'car honking'

Having experienced verbal retorts from rival teams at the top level of the game, Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane has developed a distaste for such banters.

19 years after debut, Sadagoppan Ramesh takes a trip down memory lane

19 years to the day, amidst soaring tensions inside the Chepauk cauldron in a high-voltage clash against a world-class Pakistan bowling attack, 23-year-old Ramesh had announced his arrival in style and provided India hope. Two years later, he had disappeared. This is his story.

Ashes 2017: Joe Root says England will take hosts' reaction to the headbutt controversy as motivation for 2nd Test

Asked at Friday's media conference if he would use the Bairstow banter as motivation, Root fired back, "Absolutely.

Ashes 2017: David Warner's comments on 'war', 'hate' preserve proud tradition of pre-event nonsense

It has been Australian vice-captain David Warner who has set the bar the highest so far with pre-tour bluster, comparing the Ashes to war.

India vs Australia: Steve Smith and Co don't sledge anymore due to fear of missing IPL contracts, says Virender Sehwag

Former India opener Virender Sehwag said that Australian players are more concerned about bagging lucrative IPL deals, which prevented them from sledging their Indian counterparts

Psychological warfare is now an integral part of cricket; will it help Team India in away matches?

Welcome to the brand new world of cricket’s psychological warfare. It’s beyond sledging; it’s about occupying and destroying a player’s mental space even before he enters the ground.

India vs Australia: Steve Smith and Co should be wary of riling up Virat Kohli by sledging him

The thing about greatly gifted players like Virat Kohli is that they can take a jibe personally and turn it around to their benefit.

India vs Sri Lanka: Cheteshwar Pujara reveals he's learning the art of sledging

Cheteshwar Pujara recently stated that he currently is learning the art of sledging, and that at some stage you needed it to unsettle the opposition

India vs Australia: Virat Kohli justified in ignoring Steve Smith's olive branch, it's too late to say sorry now

In Virat Kohli’s defence, there is a line that must not be crossed while sledging. It should never descend into outright abuse and verbal assault. One can only assume that Kohli feels this line was crossed.

India vs Australia: Steve Smith and Co in no position to point fingers at hosts for sledging, feels Ian Chappell

Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell feels Australia is in "no position to throw stones" at India as far as sledging is concerned but administrators should step in to curb on-field aggression before it escalates beyond control.