Angry Aloo

Inzamam is one of nature's meeker souls - a gentle giant of a man who has seemingly sleepwalked his way to one of the great careers of the modern era. But when subjected to extreme provocation, he can get as riled as the next man, as demonstrated in an extraordinary incident at Toronto. Nobody knows quite why Shiv Kumar Thind, a Canadian-based Indian, had been allowed into the ground with a megaphone, but when he spent the entire day bating Inzy with puerile abuse, largely based around his nickname "Aloo" (potato) and his religion, Inzy lost the plot. He marched into the crowd, having apparently been handed a bat by the waiting 12th man, and set about teaching his tormentor a lesson. Fortunately, the crowd and security staff preventing him from landing any telling blows, but it was 40 minutes before play could resume amid the chaotic scenes.