Ian Botham suffered injuries after falling into a river filled with crocodiles and sharks before being rescued by Merv Hughes and rescue teams.

Cricket icons and noted fishing enthusiasts Botham and Hughes were enjoying a four-day angling holiday south of Darwin last week when tragedy almost struck.

England icon Ian Botham had a terrifying fall while on a trip in Australia with his former Ashes rival Merv Hughes and had to be saved from a crocodile infested river by his now friend

Ian Botham has been saved from being eaten by crocodiles by a former Australian cricket rival after he fell into a river during a fishing trip.