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Watch: Mitchell Johnson and Yusuf Pathan interact in ugly mid-pitch altercation in Legends League Cricket sport

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Things went too far between former Australia speedster Mitchell Johnson and former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan when the duo had an unsightly mid-pitch altercation throughout Legends League Cricket match between Bhilwara Kings and India Capitals on Sunday on the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur.

The incident happened on the finish of the nineteenth over of the Bhilwara Kings innings. Yusuf hammered Johnson for six, 4 and 6 off the primary three balls. It disturbed Johnson a bit and when the Aussie dismissed Yusuf off the final ball, issues went uncontrolled.

Johnson tried to offer a verbal send-off to Yusuf and muttered a number of phrases. Yusuf, who was strolling off the bottom, stopped and replied in the same method. Both Pathan and Johnson first engaged in a heated trade and so they virtually collided. Johnson then shoved Pathan and the umpires needed to are available to intervene and separated the 2.

#ICYMI: Things obtained actually heated in @llct20 between Yusuf Pathan and Mitchell Johnson. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4EnwxlOg5P

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 2, 2022

In-form Yusuf Pathan (48 off 28) and Rajesh Bishnoi’s (36 not out off 11) assault in loss of life overs noticed Bhilwara Kings including 56 runs within the final three overs to publish a difficult whole.

The former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor and West Indies star Ashley Nurse smashed blazing half-centuries to assist India Capitals enter the ultimate of Legends League Cricket after beating Bhilwara Kings by 4 wickets within the thrilling qualifier. Even although Yusuf’s knock, and half-centuries from Porterfield and Watson powered the Kings to 226/5, the Capitals chased it down with three balls to spare.

Bhilwara Kings will tackle Gujarat Giants in eliminator match on Monday.