Street fighters or superstars?

Ian Chappell and Ian Botham are not on talking terms for many years now. They have had major run-ins in the past, but the latest cheap shot from Chappell in response to apparently what Botham has written in his latest book will make what you hear in gully cricket in every street in India sound like the Gita.

Chappell says:

“There are many skeletons dangling in Botham's cupboard, ranging from stories of drug-taking to general thuggery, and if he keeps peddling his lies, there's every chance more of these stories will emerge,”

“As I said when asked about his recent trip to Buckingham Palace: `Someone is going to regret awarding him a knighthood.”'

Botham claims:

“I gave him three official warnings, all of which he ignored, so the next time he started, I just flattened him.

“He went flying over a table and crashlanded on a group of Aussie Rules footballers, spilling their drinks in the process.”

Read the whole gory thingy here. Two superstars of the game, using the media to demean themselves, their sport, and us.