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Australian cricket great Brad Haddin reveals the West Indian bowler threatened to stab him to death in an infamous clash that saw roulette banned for two games
- Cricket great Brad Haddin reveals West Indian bowler threatened to stab him
- Haddin lifted the lid on the infamous 2009 confrontation with Sulieman Benn
- Benn allegedly told Haddin and Mitchell Johnson that he was going to stab them
Former Aussie Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has come clean on what really happened during his infamous encounter with West Indian bowler Sulieman Benn, revealing that the spinner threatened to stab him.
In 2009, Benn and Australian couple Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson were accused of bringing the game into disrepute after a heated exchange during a test run in Perth.
Australian cricket great Brad Haddin has provided startling details about his infamous encounter with West Indian bowler Sulieman Benn.
In 2009, Sulieman Benn and Australian couple Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson were accused of bringing the game into disrepute after a heated exchange during a test run in Perth (Haddin and Benn are pictured during the incident)
Benn was banned for two one-day internationals for the on-field confrontation and the Australian duo were fined.
The incident occurred when Haddin took offense when Benn collided with Johnson, who was taking off for a quick single.
The West Indian responded with some words of his own towards Haddin, before the three engaged in a heated exchange late in the over, with Benn angrily pointing at the Australian batsman.
Haddin was doing commentary for the Australia-West Indies test match on Sunday for Triple M and gave details about what really happened all those years ago.
“He used to want to sled us, but he didn’t really want us to hear him, which wasn’t a great character trait,” Haddin said of Benn.
Haddin revealed that Benn threatened to stab him and Mitchell Johnson (pictured with Benn) during the confrontation, telling them they would not leave Barbados alive.
‘But then he said something really weird. We were about to go to the T20 World Cup and he said, “You two won’t make it out of Barbados alive, I’ll stab you” and I said “sorry” and that’s when it got foggy and I don’t really know what happened after that.
‘You’re defending your partner, we’ve always been close, Jonno [Mitchell Johnson] and me, so I walked in and pointed the bat and said, “This is on now, you can’t say things like that.”
Haddin was deducted 25 percent of his match fee by the match referee after pleading guilty to a Level 1 Code of Conduct violation, while Johnson was fined 10 percent.
Benn (pictured) pleaded not guilty to a Level 2 offense and was given a two-point suspension by match referee Chris Broad.
“I remember I was fined 25 per cent of my match fee and I looked at it and signed it and gave it right back and walked out,” Haddin said.
‘And he said, ‘Hads, what are you doing?’ And I said, “Dude, that was worth it, I’m happy to pay 25 percent.”
Benn pleaded not guilty to a Level 2 offense and was given a two-point suspension by match referee Chris Broad.
“The decision to find Benn guilty of a Tier 2 offense is indicative of the fact that conduct contrary to the spirit of the game is completely unacceptable. I hope Mr. Benn has learned his lesson and is careful in the future,” Broad said at the time.