Cricket is a gentleman’s game. Cricketers carry the name of their country as well as the pride of their nation when they come on the field to play the game. But some cricketers do involve malpractices and spoils the image of the game. In this way, they also ruin their career. Here are some of the cricketers who were involved in some of the major scandals.
1. Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen was one of the most vivid cricketers of England. Born in South Africa, he represented the England team from 2005 to 2014. Kevin Pietersen can easily drool at women by his stunning looks. Before marriage, Kevin dated a playboy magazine star and former big brother contestant, Vanessa Nimmo. The relationship of them did not stand well, and they broke up. Vanessa further made many claims that were against Kevin. Vanessa also revealed that Kevin was a big s*x addict and kept pestering her almost daily.
2. Shane Warne
Shane Warne was involved in many cases. He made himself shameful and also highly disrespected the spirit of the game. Shane Warne met British nurse Donna Wright at the Leicester nightclub. Shane was caught making dirty phone calls and messaging Donna. For this reason, he was removed from the post of vice-captain. Once a student Laura Sayers revealed that the cricketer was naked in front of her and begged her to have s*x in a London hotel. He was also known for being in an improper relationship with two 25-year-old models. He was also being over-friendly with Melbourne stripper. In another case, Shane Warne was allegedly caught with Kerrie Colliemore, age 31, in his BMW. He even kissed his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley in public.
3. Chris Gayle
The Universal Boss, Chris Gayle is one of the most amazing cricketers from the Caribbean Island West Indies. He was famous as a bad boy. During ICC World T20 2012 in Sri Lanka, Chris Gayle was caught with three British women in his hotel room. Timely due to intervention by the West Indies teams bodyguards, who called the police and handed over the British women. In the year 2015, a hotel staff accused him of flashing at her.
4. Imam Ul Haq
Imam Ul Haq, an opening batsman of Pakistan was accused of having multiple affairs with several girls. Imam’s WhatsApp chats were leaked by a Twitter user in July 2019. He admitted his mistake and apologized to the Pakistani Cricket Board.
5. Mike Getting
Mike is a successful cricketer and one of the most famous England captains. He was accused of involvement with a bar girl, Louise Shipman. She was found in his hotel room during the first test against West Indies at Trent Bridge. However, Mike Getting denied his involvement in any false behavior.