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In the history of cricket, you will find many players who have been in controversies. One such player is South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs. During his career, Herschelle Gibbs remained in the news due to many big controversies. In 2001, he was also caught smoking marijuana in a room at Jolly Beach Resort in Antigua. South Africa's star batsman Herschelle Gibbs has many records to his name. Gibbs is the player who helped the South African team achieve the record of the highest score in ODI history.
got caught smoking
In 2001, the South African team under the captaincy of Shaun Pollock toured the West Indies to play Test and ODI series. On the night of May 11, Herschelle Gibbs was caught smoking marijuana in Antigua. Herschelle Gibbs was joined by his teammates Roger Telemaux, Paul Adams, Justin Camp and Andre Neil. Not only this, the coaching members of the South African team were also involved with the players.
Smith is also part of the party
The then physio of the South African team, Craig Smith, was also a part of the party. After this, Cricket South Africa imposed a fine of 10,000 South African Rand on several members of the team including Herschelle Gibbs. Herschelle Gibbs also got caught in the fixing net. In the year 2000, Herschelle Gibbs was suspended for 6 months.
Drunk hit run!
Herschelle Gibbs created history in a drunken state on 12 March 2006 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The African team created a record by successfully chasing the biggest target in ODI history. This match was becoming a memorable match for the fans. Australia batted first and scored 434 runs. Which was the highest score at that time. No one would have thought then that even after scoring such a big score, they would have to face defeat.
Herschelle Gibbs batting while drunk
The hero of South Africa's victory was . Who scored 175 runs in 111 balls. Herschelle Gibbs hit 21 fours and 7 sixes in his memorable innings. It is said that he was drunk during the match and he played that innings in an intoxicated state. Gibbs himself has revealed that he was drunk. Gibbs has said in his autobiography To the Point: The No-Holds-Barred that he had drunk heavily the night before the match and he was in a hangover on the day of the match.
Former Australian cricketer Mike Hussey has also mentioned this in his book and wrote that 'Before going to bed, I looked outside my hotel room and saw that Gibbs was still there. When Gibbs came for breakfast in the morning, he was still drunk.' Herschelle Gibbs had a career of 15 years. Herschelle Gibbs is the only batsman to hit 6 consecutive sixes in an over in ODI cricket.