10 biggest controversies in Indian cricket history
Several prominent cricketers including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin have been involved in controversies over the years.
6. The Sydney Test controversy
One of the most controversial Tests was played between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 2007-08. As many as nine wrong umpiring decisions resulted in India’s loss.
At first, Michael Clarke controversially caught batter Sourav Ganguly in slips. Even though the replays suggested otherwise, Ricky Ponting was seen suggesting to the umpires that he thought Ganguly was out. Later in the match, Andrew Symons accused India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh of racial abuse with match referee Mike Procter banning Harbhajan for three matches.
It came to a point when the visitors decided to withdraw from the tour before ICC formed a disciplinary committee to look into the matter. After the committee’s inquiry, the three-match Test ban was lifted from Harbhajan Singh with India also winning the next Test match.
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