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1.       McGrath Vs Brandes
 In a showdown of best pacers of two countries, Brandes made up for his complete absence of batting skills by some displaying some great sense of humor and presence of mind.
 Aussie paceman Glenn McGrath was bowling to Zimbabwe number 11 Eddo Brandes – who was unable to get his bat anywhere near the ball. McGrath, frustrated that Brandes was still at the crease, wandered up during one particular over and inquired: ” Why are you so fat?”
 Quick as a flash, Brandes replied: “Because every time I make love to your wife, she gives me a biscuit .”Even the Aussie slip fielders were in hysterics.

2.       Merv Hughes and Viv Richards:
 Merv Hughes usually never short of a word while on the field, rarely keeps quite. During a test match in the West Indies Hughes didn’t say a word to Viv, but continued to stare at him after deliveries. ” This is my island, my culture. Don’t you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl.” Merv didn’t reply, but after he dismissed him he announced to the batsman: ” In my culture we just say f*ck off.”

3.       McGrath to Ramnaresh Sarwan:
 Sarwan, the West Indies vice-captain, and McGrath went toe-to-toe in an ugly shouting match in Antigua in May 2003, The incident was sparked after Sarwan, on his way to a match-winning second-innings century, reportedly reacted to lurid taunts from McGrath by telling him he should get the answers from his wife, who was recovering from radiation therapy for secondary cancer. The details : 
 McGrath: “So what does Brian Lara’s d*ck taste like?”
 Sarwan: “I don’t know. Ask your wife. ”
 McGrath (losing it): “If you ever F*&king mention my wife again, I’ll F*cking rip your F*fing throat out.”

4.       Mark Waugh Vs Adam Parore
 Mark Waugh was standing at second slip, Adam Parore relatively new to cricket came to the crease played & missed the first ball.
 Mark Waugh- “Ohh, I remember you from a couple years ago in Australia. You were sh*t then, you’re fu*king useless now”.
 Parore- (Turning around) “Yeah, that’s me & when I was there you were going out with that old, ugly sl*t & now I hear you’ve married her. You dumb c*nt “.

5.       Merv Hughes Vs Cronje
 Merv Hughes was one of the greatest exponents of the fine “art” of sledging. Once during a tour game in South Africa Hughes was bowling to Hansie Cronje . It was an especially flat wicket and Cronje was hitting Hughes for fours and sixes all over the place.
 After the umpteenth boundary, Hughes headed down the pitch, stood near Cronje, let out a fart and said: “Try hitting that for six.” It was five minutes before the guffawing stopped and play could resume.

6.       Team mates Sledging :
 England were playing Pakistan and, at what turned out to be a crucial moment later on, Frank Tyson managed to get an outside edge off a Pakistani batsman after the batsman had been frustrating them on a hot sweaty day. The ball went right through the hands of Raman Subba Rao who was standing in first slip and through his legs. After the over Raman heads over to the bowler and says, “Sorry Frank, I should’ve closed my legs.” Frank Tyson, who didn’t find any of this amusing, quipped back, “No, you bastard, your mother should have .”

7.       Hughes Vs Miandad
 The inimitable Merv Hughes has forgotten more about sledging than most people will ever know, so he was more than a little miffed to be on the receiving end in the 1991 Adelaide Test against Pakistan. Hughes and Javed Miandad almost came to blows after the Pakistani batsman dared to call big Merv a ” fat bus conductor”. But revenge was sweet for Hughes. A few balls later he finally got his man and as Miandad walked past, he could not resist shouting ” Tickets, please!”

8.       Mother (in law) of all sledges:
 In the 1980′s Ian Botham returned early from a tour of Pakistan, and on radio joked ” Pakistan is the sort of country to send your mother in-law to .” Needless to say the Pakistanis did not find this amusing, and when Pakistan defeated England in the 1992 World Cup Final, Aamer Sohail told Ian Botham ” Why don’t you send your mother-in-law out to play, she cannot do much worse.”

9.       James Ormond and Mark Waugh
 James Ormond had just come out to bat on an ashes tour and was greeted by MarkWaugh……..
 Mark : “F*ck me, look who it is. Mate, what are you doing out here, there’s no way you’re good enough to play for England ”
 James: “Maybe not, but at least i’m the best player in my family”

10.   Rod Marsh and Ian Botham:
 When Botham took guard in a Ashes match, Marsh welcomed him to the wicket with the immortal words: ” So how’s your    wife and my kids?”

11.   Miandad Vs Lillee:
 Miandad played Lillee to s quare leg and completed an easy run, with a collision taking place in the center. According to Miandad, Lillee had tried to block him in the path. After a verbal exchange, Lillee went ahead and kicked Miandad on his pads. Miandad, started charging towards Lillee with his bat lifted high above the head, as if to hit him. The umpire’s intervention prevented what could have turned out to be a real assault had Miandad gone head with his plans. However, the picture of Miandad hurling his bat at Lillee made the whole incident look even worse, and was promptly declared as the most indignified incident in the history of Cricket.
 Lillee’s version, to this day, had Miandad first hitting him with the bat, and then swearing at him. He maintained that there was no contact from his side throughout the incident.

       12.  Special Mention:
              Inzamam-ul-Haq once told Brett Lee to ” stop bowling off spinners”.