9 Sex scandals in cricket history

Cricket which is mainly labelled as a gentleman’s game has throughout its existence witnessed some abhorrent instances whether its on-field or off-field. While events like the match-fixing or ball tampering might sound like the most immoral occurrences of the game, there have been far more off-field atrocities like the sex scandals that have nefariously tormented the game to a detestable level.

Such illicit events not only account for the involvement of some subservient class of cricketers but also laments some of the greatest names who have played the game. Whether being found guilty or blameless, the countless sex scandals, in general, have brutally tarnished the gentlemanly image of cricket and have often resulted in the biggest dent especially in a player’s both personal and professional life.

Here’s a list of 10 sex scandals that have occurred in the game’s history:

1. Chris Gayle

With often being termed as the biggest envoy of T20 cricket, there’s no doubt that Chris Gayle is also the biggest envoy of such scandals in the modern-day game. The Jamaican based cricketer is well known for his lavish lifestyle and is a party animal, who fervently likes getting surrounded by a brimming female presence.

Not long ago in the 2012 ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka, Chris Gayle was found socializing with three British women in his hotel room wherein the women were labelled as the guests of few West Indies players including him. Another instance when Gayle’s charismatic personality was publicly caught when in a live interview, Gayle had asked out the Australian TV presenter Mel McLaughlin for drinks.

Also, in his other interview with journalist Charlotte Edwardes, Gayle was found bragging about his “very, very big bat” and further once had asked a female interviewer if she ever got involved in a threesome. Overall, with the universal boss getting cherished by having females around himself, Gayle was also once accused by a lady staff for flashing his genitals during the 2015 World Cup.