Indian Cricket Scandals That Shocked Cricket Fans

After Bollywood, cricket is the most popular entertainment industry in the country. It has never been short of scandals of its own. These high profile scandals have always been a huge part of the news.

Posted On October 19th, 2020

Amit Mishra Assault Scandal

Amit Mishra, the Indian cricketer was arrested under an assault case in 2015 after a woman whom he had known for 3 years claimed that he had physically assaulted her and abused her in a hotel. He was later released on bail.

Sreesanth IPL Spot Fixing

Sreesanth, after returning to the world of cricket again through IPL was caught in a scandal after being convicted for being involved in a spot-fixing and betting case. The other two cricketers were Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.

Jacob Martin, Human Trafficking scandal

Jacob Martin was arrested in 2011 for being involved in a 2003 human trafficking case. He formed a bogus team and claimed to be a member to play cricket in return of money for the same.

Monkey gate Saga: Harbhajan Singh to Andrew Symonds

Harbhajan Singh called Andrew Symonds a "monkey". The only non-white member of the team objected to this and this rift was settled down on a promise of the act never being repeated again. 4 fans from the crowd were arrested for chanting "monkey" when Symonds approached

Sourav Ganguly and Nagma Controversy

Sourav Ganguly and Nagma in the early 2000s had gotten really close. They were never hesitant to be photographed together or being seen together. Though the two never confirmed or denied the rumours, they parted ways in 2003.

Mohammad Azharuddin Match Fixing Controversy

Mohammad Azharuddin, famously known as Azhar was handed India's captaincy in 1990. However talented he was, his career saw a sudden stop after his involvement in match-fixing that shook the nation. He was banned out of the club by BCCI.