03 August,2011 09:14 AM IST | | Special Features
Ex-England skipper, Michael Vaughan, has earned the ire of many Indian cricket fans. His tweet 'Has Vaseline on the outside edge saved the day for Laxman?' suggested that the Indian middle order batsman used petroleum jelly to gain unfair advantage against England bowlers. As cricketers, critics and fans, gel over this new controversy, CS takes a look at some others that have grabbed headlines:
>>u00a0Dean Jones lost his job as a commentator when he referred to South African batsman Hashim Amla as a terrorist during a match. The ex-Australian player later apologised profusely for his statements.u00a0
>>u00a0While Shane Warne's career has been filled with controversies -- right from indecent SMSes to sex allegations, the biggest one was the failed drugs test in 2003 on the lead-up to the 2004 World Cup. The spinner said he wasn't aware that he was taking a banned substance, explaining that it was just a pill given by his mum.u00a0
>>u00a0One of the most infamous incidents was when Javed Mianded lifted his bat to strike Aussie paceman Dennis Lillee in 1981 at WACA, Perth. Though Mianded didn't hit Lillee, both players were fined $120 Australian dollars.
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>>u00a0In 1996, Aussie umpire Darryl Hair no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan six times and had to be removed from the attack.u00a0 Later on, the ICC cleared the Sri Lankan spinner of the 'chucker' tag, after a biomechanical analysis.
>>u00a0The biggest controversy has to be the fall of late Hansie Cronje who was regarded as one of the finest ambassadors of the game. His image went for a toss as Delhi police revealed that they had a recording of a conversation between him and Sanjay Chawla, a bookmaker. Cronje later admitted his guilt and was banned from the sport.u00a0
