controversies

OTD: IPL Spot-Fixing Scandal Rocked World Cricket, Delhi Police Arrests 3 Indian Players
CricketCountry StaffMay 16, 2020 6:24 PM IST
File image of S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila©IPL-TwitterOn the night of May 15, 2013, the world of cricket changed forever when the fabric
Rewind: When Monkeygate threatened relations between India and Australia
CricketCountry StaffDecember 4, 2018 2:03 PM IST
The Sydney Test of January 2008 was one of the most controversial of all time.
India vs Australia: A history of on-field controversies
CricketCountry StaffDecember 4, 2018 1:16 PM IST
From Gavaskar's MCG walkout to Smith's 'brain fade', a look at the moments of bad blood between the teams down the years.
When Justin Langer was accused of cheating, well almost
Suvajit MustafiMay 3, 2018 1:59 PM IST
Is Australian coach Justin Langer a man with no stain in his illustrious CV?
IPL Controversies: Ganguly, Warne engage in furious war of words in inaugural edition
Suvajit MustafiApril 19, 2018 12:49 PM IST
Sourav Ganguly and Shane Warne's relation hit a low point during the inaugural IPL in 2008.
David Warner: 13 controversies that paint a sorry picture about the enfant terrible of cricket
Nishad Pai Vaidya, Suvajit MustafiMarch 31, 2018 2:47 PM IST
Martin Crowe had once lashed out at Warner following on-field transgression, calling him “the most juvenile cricketer I have seen on a cricket field.”
FIR lodged against Mohammed Shami, four family members for domestic violence
Asian News InternationalMarch 9, 2018 2:39 PM IST
The FIR has been registered against Mohammed Shami and his four other family members in Kolkata's Jadavpur police station under several IPC sections, including section
Mike Procter opens up on Monkeygate hearing in his autobiography
CricketCountry StaffMarch 8, 2018 10:09 AM IST
Years after the Monkeygate incident in Sydney, Mike Procter speaks on the entire incident in his autobiography.
Mohammed Shami’s wife to take husband to court
Asian News InternationalMarch 7, 2018 7:49 PM IST
Married to Mohammed Shami since 2014, Hasin has alleged that the bowler is having several extra-marital affairs.
Ganguly: Seniors had to separate Harbhajan and Yousuf at Centurion
Suvajit MustafiMarch 1, 2018 6:09 PM IST
Saeed Anwar’s hundred had lifted Pakistan to a challenging 273, a healthy total in the early 2000s and a stiff one, when you consider the
Jim Laker’s spin on the throwing issue
Arunabha SenguptaFebruary 7, 2018 9:43 PM IST
Laker published his first autobiography, Over to Me, immediately after announcing his retirement once the tour was over. Few autobiographies are as colourfully direct.
Ganguly reveals more on how Chappell tried "to end" his career
Press Trust of IndiaJanuary 25, 2018 9:33 PM IST
Their public spat is now more than a decade old but for Sourav Ganguly, the bitter fallout with former coach Greg Chappell is something that
10 years since the Monkeygate, Procter reveals why he why Tendulkar had disappointed him
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 21, 2018 12:46 PM IST
January 2008, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) witnessed one of the most controversial Tests of all-time.
“Black my face”, beer-pouring, brain fade, Ben Stokes, Delhi smog, other controversies of 2017
Kaustubh MayekarDecember 29, 2017 3:51 PM IST
It is not that a cricketer auditions for gentlemanliness to qualify for international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar did not play cricket because he never sledged back.
When Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad came close to a physical fight
Suvajit MustafiDecember 20, 2017 12:50 PM IST
Both Lillee and Miandad were popular and renowned cricketers. With their skills, they were certainly among the finest but both were abrasive characters.