Greg Chappell, the Australian captain, instructed the bowler (his younger brother Trevor) to bowl underarm in a bid to prevent the Number 10 New Zealand batsman (Brian McKechnie) from getting under the delivery with sufficient power and elevation to hit a six.

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Trevor Chappell's infamous underarm delivery

The infamous underarm delivery by Trevor Chappell to deny New Zealand a shot at victory in a one-day international in 1981.

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Australia's Trevor Chappell delivers the controversial underarm delivery to New Zealand's Brian McKechnie at the MCG on February 1, 1981. OPINION: Forty years on, the animosity and resentment has all but evaporated.