10 Controversies that hogged the spotlight in 2015

5. Amit Mishra arrested, released:

Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra found himself in the centre of discussions and news for a non-cricketing reason. The cricketer had done really well in the limited overs series against the touring South Africa side and was certain to feature in India’s Test squad. But a couple of days before that a girl accused him of assault and lodged an FIR against Mishra in Bengaluru.

He was summoned by the police for interrogation and arrested him only to be immediately released on bail. “Mishra was arrested and will be released later (on bail),” DCP (Central) Sandeep Patil had told PTI. Later the girl decided to pull back the case and was reported in the media saying, “I am waiting for Mishra to appear in the police station. We both will amicably withdraw the case. We were friends. We fought, and continue to remain friends here after,” she said.