Top 10 cricketing controversies of the decade
Right from the first year of the decade (2010), big controversies came out.
IPL spot-fixing
After 2010, the spot-fixing saga didn’t leave cricket alone. In 2013, it was back and this time, it was IPL’s turn to bare the brunt. Three Rajasthan Royals (RR) cricketers – S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by the Delhi police for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing.
It was allegedly reported that the trio had accepted money in order to perform in a certain way during a particular time in the match. A few hours after the arrest orders, the three players were suspended and haven’t been seen on a cricket field ever since.
Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team principal Gurunath Meiyappan were also arrested on the charges of having links with bookies and alleged betting. It was also reported that Rajasthan Royals co-owner was involved in illegal betting as well and was arrested too. He was suspended from the IPL.
There were big investigations that took place and in the end, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for a period of two years – 2016 and 2017.
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