Most Controversial Ball Tampering Incidents That Shocked The Cricketing World

6. Ripping Off The Seam Of Ball

Azhar Mahmood was seen trying to rip off-seam of the ball on the playground with his thumbnails. He was charged 30% of his match fee for the same.

7. Vaseline It To Win It

During 1977 in a Match between England and India, John Lever was seen applying vaseline to the ball, in order to make it Swing Better. Although he made his way out of the charges saying he had applied Vaseline over his forehead to stop excess sweating.

8. Mint Ball Wins Matches

Former England Batsman Marcus Trescothick in 2005 in his biography said that He used Mint Induced Saliva on the ball in order to win the match against Australia. As a result, they won the match by 2-1. However, no charges were initiated as his biography was released after he long retired from matches.

9. Ball Rubbed On Zippers

In 2013, Faf Du Plessis was charged with rubbing the ball along on Zippers of his pants on a match against Pakistan. The on-field empires awarded Pakistan with 5 runs and changed the ball. But later he was charged with half of his match fee.

10. Mysterious Object To Tamper The Ball

Last but not the least, we have the most Interesting and latest Ball Tampering Incident that has happened with Australian Batsman Cameron Bancroft. He was caught rubbing an unknown yellow object on the ball and then hiding it in his trousers. The Interesting part is that Team captain Steve Smith and Bancroft both admitted to the charges of ball tampering. Captian was charged with 100% of his match fee whereas Bancroft was charged with 75% of it.

So, these were the 10 ball tampering incidents that happened and shocked the cricket world. Recently, every cricket fan’s worst nightmare came true when Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft admitted to the charges of ball tampering. Here, check out Harbhajan’s reaction to the ICC decision against the cricketers.