Underarm bowler Trevor Chappell glad to lose 'most despised' tag
Updated On: 27 March, 2018 09:22 AM IST | Sydney | AFP
It won them the match, but lost him all respect, despite Chappell acting on the orders of his older brother and then captain, Greg


Trevor Chappell Pic/ AFP
Trevor Chappell's name has been synonymous with one of the most notorious unsporting acts of all time -- bowling underarm to help Australia beat New Zealand in 1981. It won them the match, but lost him all respect, despite Chappell acting on the orders of his older brother and then captain, Greg. Thirty-seven years later, he said it was a relief to no longer be seen as the most despised man in Australian cricket, with current skipper Steve Smith rapidly earning that accolade.
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