Biggest IPL Controversies: The Indian Premier League is the ultimate favorite one of almost all cricket maniacs; this league is enjoying the utmost fan base.
Since the inception of the Indian Premier League in the year 2008, it has been surrounded by a number of small and big scandals. Such scandals are actually not a big deal to these celebrity cricketers but are not at all expected by their loyal fans as well.
Each season of the Indian Premier League opens up gates for players to a lot of career-boosting opportunities but many have been using this opportunity to create the top scandals in IPL instead of using it judiciously.
Biggest IPL Controversies
1. Spot Fixing Scandal
The spot-fixing scandal is regarded as the biggest scandal that has ever taken place in the history of the Indian Premier League; it literally shook the entire cricket world. Ankeet Chavan, S Sreesanth, and Ajit Chandila were fond accused of this scandal.
2. The Modigate
Lalit Modi is the mastermind behind the smooth functioning of the Indian Premier League since 2008. Unfortunately, Modi failed to manage such massive wealth and success for long and was accused of misgoverning the finances of the Indian Premier League, later on, he was removed from the position of chairman. Practically it is the Top Scandal in IPL.
3. Shah Rukh Khan Ban in Wankhede Stadium
The very popular Bollywood celebrity also addressed as King Khan got banned from the Wankhede Stadium. This ban was imposed because of his aggressive behavior with the security people in the stadium premises.
4. The Slapgate
The 2008 season was the initial season of the Indian Premier League and drew the attention of a number of eyeballs for some or other reason. During an ongoing match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians, Indian player Harbhajan Singh slapped another Indian player Sreesanth.
5. Rave Party
The popular duo of the Mumbai Indians team was caught in a rave party by a Mumbai police team. These players were Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell. A total of 90 people including some big names of Bollywood were caught in this raid.
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