In the 21st century, the matches between India and Australia have always been extremely competitive owing to the quality of players from both teams. Nowadays, the rivalry between these two is no less than the intensity between the India and Pakistan matches or Ashes. The games between India and Australia have fiercely competed and set a benchmark very hard to achieve.

With the two nations locking horns with each other a plethora of times, tempers are bound to flare. Recently, Robin Uthappa recalled a sledging incident involving former Australian opener Matthew Hayden which took place during the inaugural edition of the World T20 in 2007.

During the semifinal at Durban, Uthappa recalled that he had decided to give a piece of his mind to the Aussies, especially Hayden. While Robin did not reveal what he said, but his act ensured Hayden did not speak to him for the next 2-3 years. 

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During a recent interaction with Sorabh Pant on his show ‘Wake Up With Sorabh’, Robin Uthappa said, “I remember Haydos was batting and in that game, he was going at me and that is when I decided, ‘Okay, I’m going to give it back’. So when they came to bat, I was giving it. And it got to Haydos at a point, while he was batting. He said something to me which I’m not going to repeat and I said something back to him.”

He further added, “He did not speak to me for two-three years. He would be very cold-shouldered to me. And it hurt. Because at that point, it was about winning. I wanted to win and make them feel as uncomfortable as possible, and I did that. We won but I missed out on interacting with someone who truly inspired me.”

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Robin Uthappa was with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the indefinitely suspended edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but didn’t get to feature in the playing XI.