CRICKET’S GREATEST CONTROVERSIES OF PAST 50 YEARS

1981: Australian captain Greg Chappell ordered his brother Trevor to “legally” deliver an underarm ball to prevent New Zealand from winning a one day final at the MCG.

1981: Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh placed a small bet on England at 500/1 to win at Headingley, resulting in $7500 to the pair who played for Australia in the game.

1981: Dennis Lillee raised his leg and appeared to kick Pakistan’s Javed Miandad, prompting the Pakistan batsman to raise his bat above his head.

1981: Fiery West Indian fast bowler Sylvester Clarke reacted to fans pelting him with oranges and stones in the fourth Test in Multan by hurling a nearby brick, seriously injuring a spectator.

1994: Mark Waugh and Shane Warne fined after pleading guilty to accepting bribes for pitch and weather conditions from a bookmaker.

2000: A number of players emerge in matchfixing allegations, with respected South African captain Hanse Cronje banned for life after he claimed “the devil” had made him do it.

2011: Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir receive jail sentences after being found guilty of colluding with bookmakers.