Watch: Things turned ugly as Mitchell Johnson pushed away Yusuf Pathan after a heated brawl in Legends League Cricket
The first qualifier of the Legends League Cricket between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium saw a heated brawl between all-rounders Yusuf Pathan and Mitchell Johnson, which made umpires come in to control the situation.
The heated incident occurred in the 19th over of the Bhilwara Kings innings, when Johnson dismissed Yusuf off the very last ball of the over. Notably, prior to that, the all-rounder smashed 6,4 and 6 to start the over. However, once Yusuf got out, things turned more intense.
The pacer said a few words after dismissing the all-rounder, while Yusuf also didn't like what Johnson said to him and walked up to him to answer the pacer. None of them stopped, and it looked like they would run into one another. Both came face-to-face with each other.
The video of the incident is spreading on social media. In the video, Yusuf and Johnson can be seen fighting before the pacer pushes him. Right away, the umpire stepped in and led Johnson to the other side.
#ICYMI: Things got really heated in @llct20 between Yusuf Pathan and Mitchell Johnson. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4EnwxlOg5P
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 2, 2022
However, it is learnt from some reports that the organisers of LLC are not at all happy with the pacer and are planning to take action against Mitchell Johnson. They might ban him from playing in the competition as well.
Speaking of the match, batting first, Bhilwara Kings scored a massive total of 226/5 in their 20 overs. William Porterfield (59) and Shane Watson (65) added 116 runs for the second wicket. Later, Yusuf Pathan (48 off 24) and R Bishnoi (36* off 11) finished big.
Chasing the target, India Capitals lost three wickets for 48 runs in 5.4 overs. But after that, Ross Taylor (84 off 39) and Ashley Nurse (60* off 28) kept them in the game. In the end, some lusty blows from Liam Plunkett (20* off 9) helped Captails to chase down the target and move to the Eliminator.