Cricket might be called the "gentlemen's game", but it has been anything but at times over the years.
We count down the top 20 most controversial moments in cricket history.
2. Pakistan Spot Fixing (2010)
A scandal never before seen on a cricket field.
Captain Salman Butt conspired with his two fast bowling stars in Mohammed Amir and Mohammed Asif to deliberately bowl front-foot no-balls in the Third Test against England at the Oval in 2010.
As a cricketing nation, Pakistan was still repairing the damage after the cancellation of all Test cricket in their country. This banishment was due to the safety of other Test sides after the Sri Lankan Cricket Team suffered a terrorist attack in 2009.
An ominous cloud hovered over Lords after the 2010 Test Series, and Mohammad Amir, who had just been awarded man-of-the-match at 18-years-of-age was taken to the London court and eventually jailed in November 2011.
Spot-fixing is still a significant issue in cricket, with the IPL falling under the cloud in 2012, banning five players, and in 2013, banning three players.
Mohammad Amir made his domestic comeback in 2015, his International comeback in 2016, and was their best bowler in the 2019 World Cup with 17 wickets from eight matches. He retired from International cricket at 29-years-of-age in 2020.
