The world cricket community woke up on Sunday morning to the shocking news of Australian icon Andrew Symonds’ sudden death in a car crash. The powerful, towering cricketer was among the foremost all-rounder in the game at his peak. However, one infamous controversy involving the enigmatic cricket had a much greater impact on him that any other moments of this remarkable career. The ‘Monkeygate scandal’ was one of the darkest episodes in cricketing history. It affected all its stakeholder, most of all Symonds. He recently opened about the incident and how it affected him mentally.
Andrew Symonds (1975-2022): 5 controversies involving the Australian all-rounder that fans will never forget (dnaindia.com)
In short, Monkeygate was cricket’s most usual and bizarre and infamous racism scandal that occurred during the famous 2008 Sydney Test between India and Australia. In a verbal confrontation with Indian spinning great Harbhajan Singh, Andrew Symonds allegedly faced racial abuse. In the altercation, Singh mouthed the words ‘Teri Maa Ki’ which were heard by Symonds as ‘monkey’ as racial slur. The Indian spinner was sanctioned by the ICC. However, the ban was overturned after it was clarified by Sachin Tendulkar, who was batting on the other end, that Singh had not uttered the alleged racial slur.
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