Cricket is being called the Gentlemen’s game but there have been few instances when some players involved themselves in some boobing activities.
Famous cricketers were under the spotlight when these incidents happened. Every news and media were been seen covering them and these definitely had some impact in their career. Here is a list of few cricketers who proved that this sport can no longer be a gentleman’s game and was under headlines for some strong reasons.
Here”s The List Of Most Controversial Cricketers:-
5. Shane Warne
This legendary cricketer from Australia has not shied away from controversies. His off-field behaviour was the exact opposite of his on-field professionalism. This veteran Australia spinner had many struggles throughout his career regarding fitness, alcohol, doping and most noteworthy his personal life issues highlighting romantic nature.
4. Shoaib Akhtar
One of the most controversial cricketers in this era. Starting from fights with his teammates to sledging and abusing was the highlight of his career. He has been caught many times due to ball tampering. Banned from cricket on different occasions- doping, ball-tampering, indiscipline and criticizing his board and teammates were the primary reasons.
3. Virat Kohli
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The bad boy of Indian Cricket has been in touch with controversy since his early days of International cricket. Fully expresses his emotions on the field. Once he was seen showing middle-finger to Australian crowd. His fight with Gautam Gambhir in IPL was an epic one. Recently he was seen meeting his girlfriend Anushka Sharma during an ongoing match and this had to be a big issue.
2. Harbhajan Singh
The red-hot ‘Sardarji’ from India has not either shied away from controversies. Two famous controversies no Indian can forget related to the ‘Turbanator’- the ‘monkey-gate’ and the ‘slap-gate’. Monkey-gate was in Australia in the 2007-08 tour and Slap-gate was during the first edition of the IPL.
1. Kevin Pietersen
The man who stayed on the limelight most of the times has to top the list. His name has been in the mouth of every cricket fans in this decade. Starting from his International cricket when he played for England, he was called as a ‘traitor’ by the South Africans because he left his own country and opted to play for England. A couple of years back he texted some South African members complaining about his skipper Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower and since then he lost the trust of many English players.