Virat Kohli, Naveen Ul Haq and Jonny Bairstow
It can be said that the year 2023 is memorable for world cricket in many ways as one memorable game after another was seen on the field. There were also some controversies that caught everyone’s attention. From Virat Kohli to Naveen UL, Jonny Bairstow’s strange appearance in Ashes 2023 definitely surprised every fan. In such a situation, we tell you the top 5 such controversies this year.
1 – The Jonny Bairstow controversy caught everyone’s attention
During the second Test match of the 2023 Ashes Series between England and Australia, the manner in which England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow was bowled by Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey caused major controversy between the two teams. Bairstow had gone beyond his crease after leaving the ball, but as the ball was not dead at the time, Carey let him run out. Although this was seen as going against the spirit of the game in the eyes of many fans, Bairstow was ruled out under the rules. After that, the remaining test matches of the series witnessed strong competition between the players of both teams.
2 – Virat Kohli vs Naveen Ul Haq fight
During the IPL 2023 season, there was an on-field fight between Virat Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq that no fan expected. In this fight between Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq of Afghanistan, Gautam Gambhir also got into a fight with Kohli to defend his player. The referee then punished everyone severely. However, during the match against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup, Kohli ended this whole controversy by shaking Naveen’s hand.
3 – Mathews close
During the ODI World Cup 2023, something that no one could have imagined happened in the match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Bangladesh requested a time-out against former Sri Lanka team captain Angelo Mathews and took his wicket. Mathews was the first player to be dismissed in this way in international cricket. However, Bangladesh faced a lot of criticism for going against the spirit of the game.
4 – Glenn Maxwell commented on the light show
During the 2023 World Cup, there was a light show for fans in the stadium during the drinks break and the innings break. Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell commented on this as a very bad thing for the players. Maxwell had said that the way the light show was carried out during the game in Perth gave me nothing less than a headache as I had to readjust my eyes to the light.
5 – The ICC reprimanded Usman Khawaja
The Australian team’s opening batsman Usman Khawaja came onto the field with a black band on his arm in the first match of the Test series against Pakistan. The ICC then reprimanded him. According to the ICC, Khawaja is accused of violating Section F of the Clothing and Equipment Regulations. He displayed a personal message (black bar) in the Test against Pakistan, which he did not seek permission from Cricket Australia and the ICC to display, as required by personal message rules. This is a first category violation. The penalty for the first such offense is a reprimand.
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