Whenever we talk of aggressive batsmen, the name of South African batsman Herschel Gibbs comes to mind. He was found involved in match-fixing, to a number of controversies, but in his career he has achieved milestones for which he is still remembered. Now he is banned for whole life. In 2006, he scored an impressive 175 off 111 balls in inebriated condition and gave an unexpected victory to South Africa.
Also Read- Team India Borrowed Champagne for Celebrations
Whenever his name comes across, many of his explosive innings comes to our mind. There are many interesting stories about him. Though Herschelle chose cricket as his career, his first love was football. During his school days he used to be an excellent footballer, during this period somebody advised him to choose cricket as his career. After this, he started playing cricket and as the days passed he developed into an explosive batsman. When he was drunk even the well-known bowlers feared bowling in front of this great football player, he was a boozer.
Also Read-Gary Sobers Classic Hangover Century
There was no better player than Herschelle Gibbs when he was part of the South African team. It is notable that former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also used to play football first. Dhoni’s talent can not be assessed, but it seems that there is relation between football and cricket.On 12th March 2006, Australia scored a huge score of 433 against South Africa. After this Australia’s convincing victory was confirmed. But the stormy innings of Herschelle Gibbs compelled the experts to rewrite their prediction. Gibbs scored 175 runs in 111 balls while playing this explosive innings. Gibbs’s innings helped South Africa win this match.
Also Read-Stock Exchange for Liquor Consumers
In his autobiography “To the Point the no Holds Bard “, he wrote that he played this explosive innings in alcoholic state. According to the memoir of this book, Gibbs drank heavily a day before the match, and this was also visible in the match. On the pitch, he was struggling to stand upright, but when he had to smash the ball out of the boundary, he used to do this in great rhythm.