3) The Ashes at Leeds, England, pitch sabotaged to save England from defeat
Australia was touring England for a four-match series. They won it by 1-0. But, they could have made it 2-0 if the unfortunate incident did not happen.
August 19, 1975. Australia needed 225 to win on the final day with seven wickets remaining. And the spectators were robbed of a promising thriller when a group of vandals dug holes on the wicket and poured oil on the pitch.
Abandoned as a draw after vandals had sabotaged the pitch in the early hours of Tuesday – the fifth day. The perpetrators got under the covers at the pavilion end and dug out holes with knives near the popping crease and poured a gallon of crude oil in the region where a good length ball would have pitched.
4) The 1996 World Semi Final at Eden Gardens, Rain of plastic bottles
We know the incident like 1996 world cup semi final where Indian fans in the Eden Gardens were throwing bottles as India had been losing the game. Umpires were forced to hand victory to Sri Lanka. In reply to Sri Lanka’s 251, India, at one stage, was at 98 for 2. But when Sachin departed, India suffered a massive batting collapse. The Angry crowd started throwing bottles. CAB and ICC officials decided to award the match to Sri Lanka.