Cricket is known as a gentleman’s game. But, due to the aggression required in the game, players end up fighting with each other on field.
Sometimes, players lose their cool for silly reasons. On this occasion, let’s take a look at the Top 5 controversies of IPL history….
Kieron Pollard and Shane Watson:
Kieron Pollard was in headlines due dispute with Shane Watson. During a match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, Australian player Shane Watson and Pollard had a verbal spate. The matter was that when Watson was about to start batting, Pollard imitated him, after which the two started commenting on each another. Then umpire and captain Rohit Sharma had to intervene to calm them.
Shane Warne and Sourav Ganguly:
In the first season of the IPL in 2008, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly had a dispute. In fact, when Ganguly’s catch was caught by Graeme Smith, Ganguly felt that the catch was missed and he forced the umpire to take a review.
Later, third umpire gave the verdict in favor of Sourav Ganguly, but Captain Shane Warne was very upset over this, due to which there was a debate between Shane Warne and Ganguly.
Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth:
In the first season of IPL, there was a series of controversy between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. In fact, Harbhajan Singh allegedly slapped the fast bowler S Sreesanth of Kings XI Punjab. It is said Sreesanth had ridiculed Harbhajan Singh, which led to him slap.
Pollard and Mitchell Starc:
In the IPL 2014, there was a dispute between Kieron Pollard and Mitchell Starc. Mitchell Starc who was from Royal Challengers bowled a terrific bouncer on Kieron Pollard (Mumbai) from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Angry Pollard threw his bat towards Stark.
Then Chris Gayle had to come to calm down the humpback.
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir:
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir both get angry quickly. In fact, during the IPL in 2013, RCB captain Virat Kohli and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir had a great deal of debate on the field. Actually, the case was that Kohli hit two consecutive sixes in the ball, but was caught out in the third ball.
When Kohli was returning to the pavilion after being dismissed, Gautam Gambhir teased him. The umpire had to calm them down.
