Top 10 controversies from IPL 2016
Ever since the inception of the Indian Premier League, controversies have always been part of the tournament. Right from 2008, the cash-rich league has witnessed a number issues ranging from ‘slap-gate’ to spot-fixing. We even saw two teams getting suspended because of their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing saga and that surely was one of the blips that tarnished the image of the league.
This year too, there was no exception either,as we saw quite a lot of controversies marring the spirit of the IPL 2016 and making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Here are the top 10 controversies of IPL 2016 which brought a lot of negative light on the league.
10) The Kieran Pollard-Dwayne Bravo ‘altercation’
Well, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are two of the most theatrical characters on the cricket field and the duo got involved in an ‘alleged’ altercation when their teams, the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions, squared off.
In the 14th over of the MI innings, Pollard stopped Bravo from bowling a delivery as he was not ready. When Pollard blocked the next ball, Bravo picked it up on his follow through and pushed himself up close to Pollard. The Mumbai Indians player was unfazed by Bravo’s antics and held his bat in a manner that suggested he would hit Bravo.
Known to be the best friends, the two all-rounders raised questions of a serious spat and many wondered if the IPL had caused a division between the players.
However, the duo revealed later that it was just friendly banter and there was nothing to be taken seriously from the incident.