Cricket News Desk. If we look at the history of Border Gavaskar Trophy, there is no dearth of controversies. Many such incidents have happened in prestigious tournaments which have put the series to shame. Be it the Monkeygate scandal or Michael Clarke's continuous sledging of Indian players in 2008. Such incidents have been seen many times in the entire series. Due to which the reputation of cricket has been damaged. Before the upcoming season of Border Gavaskar Trophy, let us talk about those five big incidents which have damaged the image of Border Gavaskar Trophy, they are as follows-
Symonds and Harbhajan's dispute became 'Monkeygate'
In the year 2007-08, the Indian team was on Australia tour. One match of the series was played in Sydney. Where a heated argument was seen between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh during batting. The Kangaroo player later accused Harbhajan Singh of calling him a 'monkey' during the match. After which Harbhajan was banned for three matches. But later the ban was lifted due to lack of evidence.
Steve Smith broke the spirit of the game
In the year 2017, one match of the series was played in Bengaluru. Where after the appeal to dismiss the Indian players, Steve Smith looked towards the dressing room for the help of DRS. Indian players and captain Virat Kohli did not like this at all and they immediately went to the umpire and raised questions. After which Smith was criticized a lot. Not only this, his action was said to be against the spirit of the game.
Controversy between Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine
In 2018-19, there were many disputes on the field between Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine. In the beginning there was a slight altercation between the two players. But as the tournament progressed. Anyway, their war of words also increased. Australian captain Tim Paine provoked Pant and asked him to be his babysitter as Dhoni has returned to the ODI team and now he will hardly get a chance. After which Pant replied that Australia's temporary captain has come to the crease. This meant that he would soon be dropped from the team after poor performances.
Michael Clarke's sledding
Australia's team was very strong in 2007-08. She was attacking the opposition team in every possible way. Which also included sledding. During the Sydney Test, former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke sledged the Indian players a lot. Not only this, the decision of the umpires in this match was also very disappointing. Due to which this match is always remembered.
Pune pitch criticized
In 2017, when the teams of India and Australia faced each other in Pune. Meanwhile, the power of the spinners was seen. The result was that the match ended in just three days. Due to which the pitch was criticized a lot. However, the Kangaroo team managed to win the match. They won this match by a huge margin of 333 runs.
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