10 biggest cricket controversies of 2021

The year 2021 for international cricket has been very peppy and dynamic. The calendar year took massive strides to cover everything for what was lost in 2020. Both the longest and the shortest formats enjoyed exclusive demands because of the two ICC events. Even the associate nations got their cogs moving eventually because of the qualifiers of the 2021 World T20.

However, as the year unfolded itself, both the top giants and other nations got brimmed with controversies and disputes. Especially teams like India and Pakistan witnessed a tussle inside their governing bodies whereas the ECB and CSA got defamed because of racism.

Barring the good boys of international cricket (New Zealand), almost every other international team experienced controversial acts happening both on and off the field.

Hence in this list, let’s check out the biggest ones:

1. Quinton De Kock refusing to take the knee

Quinton de Kock in 2021 has become a very consistent and pragmatic batter. For South Africa, the cricketer scored tons of runs across all formats. Even as a T20 freelancer QDK won the maiden “The Hundred Men’s Competition”. But in the 2021 World T20, this ace gloveman encountered massive limelight especially for withdrawing himself from taking the knee.

In the group stage game against West Indies, CSA had commanded the team to take the knee with regards to the Black Lives Matter movement. But De Kock found it unpleasant especially in a way that the team was told. Personally, the 29-year old felt that his rights were taken away when informed to carry such an act.

Also, during his clarification statement, De Kock opined that he didn’t understand why he had to prove it with a gesture especially when he lives and learns from people coming from all walks of life. Overall, while eventually both De Kock and CSA made peace with the incident, it was yet another time when CSA was badly admonished on the subject of racism.