These Five Cricketers Careers Ended Due To Controversies: In the world of cricket, players often reach great heights in the game with their talent, but sometimes disputes outside the field or indiscipline towards the game end their brilliant cricket career. Similarly, some players ruined their good careers due to their own mistakes. Here we are going to tell about 5 such cricketers, who ruined their international careers due to match fixing or disputes with selectors and conflicts with their cricket board.

Those 5 cricketers whose career ended due to controversies

1. Mohammad Aamir – Controversy with match fixing and management

Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamir had to face jail sentence and a 5-year ban for deliberately bowling a no-ball in the Lord’s Test. After this, even after returning to cricket, Aamir was not able to maintain coordination with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), coach and management, after which he retired from international cricket alleging mental torture.

2. S. Sreesanth – Spot fixing became the reason

Former Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth has been an important member of the 2007 T-0 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup winning team, but his career completely changed after he got involved in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing case. The arrest by Delhi Police in this case and the lifetime ban imposed by BCCI ended his career at the peak. Although his ban was lifted by BCCI years later, by then Sreesanth had lost his rhythm and age.

3. Kevin Pietersen – War with the ECB

The career of Kevin Pietersen, one of England’s most talented batsmen, was full of controversies. In 2012, during the South Africa series, Pietersen was embroiled in controversy for sending derogatory messages to the opposition team about his own captain Andrew Strauss. After this, due to his bad relationship with the coach and the board, he was dropped from the team in the year 2014, after which Pietersen was not able to return to the team again.

4. Ambati Rayudu – Dispute with selectors

The international career of former Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu was more in the news for his anger and controversies than his talent. When he was not selected in the 2019 ODI World Cup team, he took a dig at selector MSK Prasad’s statement about ‘3D player’ and tweeted that he has ordered ‘3D glasses’ to watch the World Cup. Due to this estrangement and tension with the board, he hastily said goodbye to international cricket.

5. Andrew Symonds – Lack of discipline per game

The career of former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was in the news due to the Monkeygate controversy. After this, not coming to the team meeting, coming to practice drunk and violating the rules of the cricket board proved costly for him. His career was almost over after he was sent home due to lack of discipline before the T20 World Cup in 2009.

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A strange incident in Pakistan’s domestic T20 tournament has sparked debate in the cricket world. A no-ball by Karachi Region Blues fast bowler Asad Akhtar in a match of Pakistan T20 Cup has created a stir on social media. Many fans have started demanding an investigation, comparing this incident with the old spot-fixing controversy.

Controversy arose from a no-ball

This match was played between Karachi Region Blues and Lahore Region Blues at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar on 14 March 2026. During the match, Asad Akhtar bowled such a no-ball in which his leg went far beyond the crease. TV replays and viral pictures clearly showed that his foot was about a foot ahead of the crease line. Such huge overstepping is rarely seen in professional cricket.

21 runs wasted in one over

Asad Akhtar bowled only one over in the match, but he gave away 21 runs in that over. This over also included two no-balls and two wide balls. According to reports, the order of that over was something like this – 1 run, wide, 1 run, four, no-ball, no-ball, four, wide and 1 run. After this strange over, many questions started being raised on social media.

Comparison with Mohammad Aamir incident

This incident is being compared to the 2010 controversy in which Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt were accused of spot-fixing in the Lord’s Test against England. A case of deliberate no-ball bowling came to light in that match, which shook international cricket. This big no-ball by Asad Akhtar is reminiscent of the same incident. However, till now no official investigation or allegations have been confirmed in this matter.

Demand for investigation intensifies on social media

After the video of the incident went viral, many cricket fans and experts have demanded an investigation. He says that such a huge overstepping can be a common mistake, but at a professional level it seems very unusual.

match result

However, despite this controversy, the result of the match remained one-sided. Karachi Region Blues had scored 206 runs while batting first. In reply, Lahore Region Blues team was all out for 149 runs. In this way, Karachi team won the match by 57 runs. However, more than the match, now the discussion is going on about that one no-ball which has raised questions in the entire cricket world.

After India’s historic victory in the T20 World Cup 2026, Team India is being praised not only in the country but all over the world. India won the T20 World Cup title for the third time by defeating New Zealand in the final. After this victory, many veteran cricketers of Pakistan also congratulated the Indian team and praised their performance.

After this victory of the Indian team, former captains and veteran players of Pakistan reacted on social media. He said that this success of India has been possible because of their strong domestic cricket structure and the talented players who are continuously developing.

Pakistani veterans congratulated

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez congratulated India for the spectacular victory. He said that India’s cricket system is very strong and that is why the team consistently performs well in big tournaments.

Apart from this, former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, former women’s captain Sana Mir, fast bowler Umar Gul and Shoaib Akhtar have also congratulated Team India for the victory. While congratulating Team India through a video on Facebook, all-rounder Shahid Afridi said that the Indian team has played like a champion team in the entire tournament.

Only Shahid Afridi can do this. pic.twitter.com/VbXSyaKXvn

— Imran Ali (@ImranAli__10) March 8, 2026

Mohammad Aamir admitted his mistake

Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Aamir has also reacted on India’s victory. He said that before the final he had thought that New Zealand could win the title, but the Indian team has proved his prediction wrong by showing a brilliant game. Aamir admitted that in every big match, the Indian team has proved his predictions wrong and performed brilliantly.

India’s brilliant performance in the final

In the final of T20 World Cup 2026, India, batting first, scored a big score of 255 runs and had set a difficult target for New Zealand. After this, the Indian bowlers also performed brilliantly and did not allow New Zealand to reach the target and the entire team was reduced to 159 runs.

Pakistani Legend Rashid Latif Made Big Prediction: There will be a match between India and New Zealand today in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. This great match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. There will be a lot of excitement in the final match between the two teams today. Team India will play with the intention of winning the World Cup for the second consecutive time, while New Zealand will play with the hope of winning its first T20 World Cup trophy. However, before the T20 World Cup final match, Pakistan’s veteran cricketer Rashid Latif has given a big statement.

Rashid Latif gave statement before T20 World Cup final

A video of former Pakistani cricketer Rashid Latif is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In that video, Rashid Latif is openly saying that India will win the title of T20 World Cup 2026. Let us tell you that India has lost only one match so far in this World Cup, against South Africa.

However, on the other hand, former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamir is continuously criticizing the Indian team. They are continuously predicting India’s defeat and every time Team India is proving their predictions wrong. Mohammad Aamir had earlier said that India would not reach the semi-finals, but India reached the semi-finals. After this he said that Team India will not be able to win the semi-finals, then the Indian team defeated England by 7 runs in the semi-finals. After this, Mohammad Aamir has once again made a prediction before the final. He says that New Zealand team will become world champion by defeating India.

How has been Rashid Latif’s international career?

Rashid Latif played international cricket for Pakistan between 1992 and 2003. He has played 37 Tests and 166 ODI matches for Pakistan. In Test, he has scored a total of 1381 runs with the help of 1 century and 7 half-centuries, whereas in ODI, he has scored 1709 runs with the help of 3 half-centuries. Let us tell you that Rashid was a wicketkeeper batsman, who is known today for his excellent wicketkeeping.

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Mohammad Amir on Abhishek Sharma: T20 World Cup 2026 has not gone well for Abhishek Sharma. Only 89 runs in 7 innings of the World Cup and an average of only 12.71. Even in the semi-final match against England, Abhishek was out after scoring only 9 runs in 7 balls. Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Aamir has been criticizing Team India and Indian players throughout the T20 World Cup tournament. Now once again he has criticized Abhishek Sharma.

Mohammad Aamir has been targeting Abhishek Sharma since the beginning of the tournament. Aamir has even called him ‘Lappebaaz’. He had earlier predicted that Team India would not go to the semi-finals, but he was proved wrong. After that he made another prediction and said that India will not go to the finals, this time also he has been proved wrong.

Targeted at Abhishek Sharma

According to a Pakistani channel, Mohammad Aamir said that there is a big difference between playing in a bilateral series and an ICC event. He said that in bilateral series the management does not pay so much attention to the players, but in ICC events everyone comes prepared.

Mohammad Aamir said, “Now everyone knows what Abhishek is strong in and what are his weaknesses. You can see that he is also having difficulty in hitting the off-spinner. Whereas when the fast bowler comes, he continuously targets Abhishek’s body. In international cricket and especially in big events, you have to be strong technically and mentally as well.”

Abhishek’s performance in the World Cup

Abhishek Sharma was out on ‘zero’ in his first three innings of T20 World Cup 2026. After that, he finally opened his account in the match against South Africa, but was out after scoring 15 runs. So far, his only fifty in the World Cup has come against Zimbabwe, in that match he scored 55 runs in 30 balls. But after that Abhishek’s bat has remained silent.

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Mohammad Kaif on Mohammad Amir: When Pakistan team could not reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2026), then their former fast bowler Mohammad Aamir was predicting that the Indian team would also not reach the semi-finals. However, Aamir had to face the consequences. Team India made it to the semi-finals. Now former Indian team batsman Mohammad Kaif also gave a tough class to Aamir. While talking about Aamir, Kaif also reminded Pakistan of the defeat against USA.

What did Mohammad Kaif say?

Kaif believes that people make such predictions so that news can be made. People just want to make headlines. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaif said, “Did Aamir really not know that India would not reach the semi-finals? He knew very well that the defending champion team would go ahead. Such statements are made to make news. We should not give him so much importance. There is no need to go to his level and answer.”

Reminded me of USA defeat

Let us tell you that in the 2024 T20 World Cup, USA had given a crushing defeat to Pakistan in the Super Over. Mohammad Aamir had bowled the super over for Pakistan. Regarding this, Kaif said, “Being under pressure in the Super Over against USA and not being able to put the ball in the stumps, what level of performance is this? I will not say much, but everyone has seen what happened.”

Pakistan’s bad condition in Super-8

The Pakistan team, which reached Super-8 by winning three out of four matches in the group stage, could not qualify for the semi-finals. There was a poor performance from the team in the Super-8, in which the first match against New Zealand was washed out due to rain. After this, Pakistan had to face defeat by 2 wickets in the second match against England. Then the team won the final match against Sri Lanka, but could not reach the semi-finals due to poor net run rate.

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Mohammad Kaif Given Befitting Reply To Mohammad Amir: Former Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamir has been reprimanded by former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif. Aamir was continuously raising questions on India’s ongoing campaign in the T20 World Cup 2026. Aamir had earlier predicted that India would lose against West Indies and would not be able to reach the semi-finals. When his prediction proved wrong, now he has said that England will stop India in the semi-finals and Team India under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav will not be able to reach the final. Apart from this, he had called the Indian team’s star opener Abhishek Sharma a “slugger”, on which the Indian fans expressed displeasure.

Aamir is giving provocative statements for publicity – Kaif

Mohammad Kaif said in a video on his YouTube channel that Aamir is making such provocative statements only for publicity and India does not need to respond to such statements. He said, ‘Did Aamir really not know that India would reach the semi-finals? They also knew that the defending champions would advance, but because it would make news, they did so. We should not give them importance. We do not need to go to their level and respond.

Mohammad Kaif took a dig at Aamir and said

In that video, Mohammad Kaif, while taunting Mohammad Aamir, mentioned the shameful defeat suffered by Pakistan against America in the 2024 T20 World Cup. He questioned Aamir’s performance in the Super Over and said that Aamir has no right to criticize others.

Kaif said, ‘The same bowler was responsible for the defeat against America in 2024. There was only one boundary in that over, but a lot of wide balls were bowled. His ball was not even falling on the stumps. I don’t need to say much about the player who got scared in front of the American team and led his team to defeat.

Amidst the T20 World Cup 2026, former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamir is once again in the news for his statement. In a TV show, he has made a new prediction about the Indian team. Aamir says that India will not reach the final this time and may lose the semi-final against England.

In fact, even before this, Aamir had claimed that India would lose to West Indies in the Super-8 stage and would not be able to make it to the semi-finals. However, the Indian team has proved the opposite on the field. By defeating West Indies, India made it to the last four and Aamir’s prediction proved wrong.

then repeated the prediction

Now before the semi-finals, Aamir has given another statement. He believes that the Indian team is also not able to play “complete cricket” at this time. He said that except Jasprit Bumrah, other bowlers do not seem to be in rhythm. He also raised questions on Indian batting and said that the team seems to be under pressure in every match.

However, Indian fans are not taking this statement of Aamir very seriously. Many users on social media are reminding that his previous prediction also proved wrong.

Old story of India-England

The semi-final match between India and England will be played on March 5 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This is the third consecutive time when both the teams will face each other in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

In the 2022 T20 World Cup, England had defeated India by 10 wickets, but in 2024, Team India made a strong comeback and proved its credibility by defeating England by 68 runs in the semi-finals. Now the same contest is being repeated once again in 2026.

Will history change?

This time the command of the Indian team is in the hands of Suryakumar, while the England team will take the field under the leadership of Harry Brook. The match between the two teams is expected to be very exciting. Now it remains to be seen whether Aamir’s new prediction proves correct or the Indian team once again proves the critics wrong. At present, the eyes of cricket lovers are fixed on the semi-final match, where the real answer will be found on the field.

Mohammad Amir On Indian Team: Former Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir has made a mess by making predictions. Aamir had said that the Indian team would not qualify for the semi-finals, but exactly the opposite happened. Sanju Samson played a brilliant inning of 97* runs in the last match of Super-8 against West Indies, chased the target of 196 runs and took Team India to the semi-finals by winning.

Now after India reached the semi-finals, Aamir’s reaction came to the fore again. This time too he spewed venom against India and said that Team India is not playing good cricket. Apart from this, Aamir also raised questions on the team’s fielding. However, he praised Sanju Samson a lot.

Highly praised Sanju Samson

While talking in a program, Aamir said that Sanju Samson played the best innings of his life. I have seen his other innings in IPL, but this was a special innings in a ‘do or die’ match. Sanju scored 97* in 50 balls while chasing the target of 196 runs. There was a lot of pressure at that time. More than 65 thousand spectators were present on the field.

Team India is not playing good cricket

Aamir says that one innings cannot hide the shortcomings of the team. He said that if seen from cricket perspective, Team India is not playing good cricket. Look at his fielding, three-four catches were dropped. Apart from Bumrah, other bowlers are being beaten. The team is playing against one bowler.

clash with England in the semi-finals

Team India will play the second semi-final of the tournament against England on Thursday, March 5 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the 2022 T20 World Cup also, the teams of India and England were facing each other in the semi-finals. England had won that match. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in the semi-finals this time.

Ravichandran Ashwin on Abhishek Sharma Slogger: Recently, Abhishek Sharma has been under criticism for his poor form in the T20 World Cup. But in the do-or-die match against Zimbabwe, he silenced his critics by playing an inning of 55 runs. That video of former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Aamir went viral, in which he called Abhishek a ‘lappebaaz’. But now Ravichandran Ashwin has also jumped into this debate, who has expressed strong displeasure over Mohammad Aamir’s statement.

Better than Yuvraj Singh…

Ravichandran Ashwin mentioned the video of Mohammad Aamir in which he had called Abhishek Sharma a lappebaaz. Taking a dig at Aamir, Ashwin said that he can question Abhishek’s way of playing, but he is not a ‘lappebaaz’ at all.

Ashwin said, “Abhishek Sharma is one of the best batsmen with bat swing today. We all know that Yuvraj Singh is his mentor. Perhaps Abhishek’s bat swing is even better than Yuvraj. Your bat swing cannot be better than this.”

The former Indian leg spinner said that whenever Abhishek hits the ball, it goes very far. That’s why some people may make the mistake of considering him a ‘lappebaaz’. Ashwin also pointed out one mistake of Abhishek that he tries to play a big shot on every ball.

returned to form

Abhishek Sharma was out on ‘zero’ in the first three innings of his T20 World Cup career. His account opened in the Super-8 match against South Africa, but there too he was out after scoring only 15 runs. But when Team India most needed Abhishek to play a big innings, he showed signs of returning to form by playing an innings of 55 runs. After defeating Zimbabwe, the Indian team remains in the race for the semi-finals.

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