5 Cricketers who lifted themselves after massive controversies and heartbreaks
Cricketers are often held up as role models, but one must remember that they are human beings who make mistakes.
4. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya, India’s premier all-rounder, has been involved in a number of controversies during his cricket career. In January 2019, Pandya along with KL Rahul appeared in a TV show ‘Koffee with Karan’ and made several controversial comments for which they received immediate backlash. His statements were categorised as ‘indecent’, ‘misogynistic’ and ‘disgraceful’.
As a result, both Pandya and Rahul were handed a suspension until a pending investigation and were called back from the then ongoing tours of Australia and New Zealand. After the infamous incident, the 28-year-old Pandya lost all of his sponsorships and branding. In IPL 2019, he made a strong comeback, playing a significant role in MI’s tournament-winning effort.
He played some really useful cameos in India’s limited over matches versus Australia in 2020 and made a strong case as a finisher for his team. His career has been under scrutiny due to a lot of injuries and it will be interesting to see how he overcomes these setbacks in the future.
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