Top 5 cricket controversies of 2022

The calendar year of 2022 is about to end after witnessing outstanding and thrilling cricket events across all formats. The 20-20 World Cup 2022 was one of those marquee tournaments which will always be remembered for the year 2022. England's cricket team also created a record by winning the 20-20 World Cup 2022.

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Apart from the action of cricket, there have also been some notable controversies that left the cricketing world in shock and started a lot of debates and discussions. These controversies occurred both belonged mostly off-the-field.

Look at the top five cricket controversies throughout the calendar year of 2022:

1. Danushka Gunathilaka was accused of assaulting a woman in Sydney

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The incident happened when the Sri Lankan team was in action during the 20-20 World Cup 2022. A complaint was registered in Sydney against Sri Lankan all-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka. He was accused of rape by a woman whom he met through a dating app.

Subsequently, in a major turnaround of things, a local court in Sydney happened to refuse the bail application of the Sri Lankan batter. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan also flew back to the country without having Gunathilaka with them. Reacting to the developments in the case, the Sri Lankan cricket Board also suspended the cricketer from all formats of the game.

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2. David Warner's leadership ban row with Cricket Australia

The senior Australian southpaw David Warner also attracted the headlines for his comments on Cricket Australia amidst a row over the leadership ban that was imposed on him. For the unversed, David Warner was allegedly involved in a sandpaper gate, the infamous ball-tampering scandal that happened during Cape Town Test between Australia and South Africa.

Later on, the then Australian skipper Steve Smith and David Warner were slapped with bans from their duties. Another Aussie cricketer Cameron Bancroft was also charged with some sanctions in the same case.

In a line of recent developments just a few months back this year, David Warner was in the headlines for his comments following Cricket Australia’s stand on his leadership ban. Shockingly, Warner’s family was also dragged into the case.

3. Virat Kohli's privacy paranoid episode during 20-20 World Cup 2022

Another controversy that belonged to the 20-20 World Cup 2022. The entire cricket fraternity was left in a very wide debate involving former Indian skipper and veteran batter Virat Kohli. The 34-year-old happened to shake the cricketing world with his Instagram showcasing an individual filming a video of Virat Kohli’s hotel room.

The incident took place in the Crowne hotel of Perth. Paying heed to the concern of Virat Kohli, the hotel management suspended the concerned individual who was designed to be responsible for the same.

4. Indian Cricket Board sacked Chetan Sharma-led selection committee

Indian team’s embarrassing defeat against England in the second semi-final of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 came up with a lot of controversies in the Indian cricketing corridors. Unexpected defeat by a mammoth margin of 10 wickets against the three lions left the Indian management on the gaining end of harsh criticism from the Indian cricket fans, experts, and former cricketers as well.

Subsequently, in a major turnaround of things, the Indian cricket Board happened to sack the selection committee led by former Indian speedster Chetan Sharma. Subsequently, the Board hasn’t appointed a new selection committee since then, the sudden sacking of the selection panel ignited a lot of questions in Indian cricket that are still running with the poor performance of the team in the three-match ODI series against the lower-ranked team like Bangladesh.

5. Ramiz Raja sacked as PCB chief

The former Pakistan skipper also caught the attention of the Cricketing world for his bold and blunt statement on Pakistan’s cricket relations with India. Ramiz Raja went on to say that the men in green won’t tour India for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 which is scheduled to be held in India.

But things started changing to a major extent in Pakistan cricket and subsequently, Raja was sacked as PCB Chief. Later on, he was also on the receiving end of trolls from cricket fans for his previous statements. The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed the renowned cricket administrator and former PCB chief as the new PCB chief after Ramiz Raja.