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Controversies in 2024

16 incidents documented

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BGT 2024 Perth: DRS Decisions That Shaped the Series

Australia vs India

22-26 November 2024

The opening Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth produced multiple contentious DRS decisions β€” with ball-tracking showing multiple 'umpire's call' moments that divided players and commentators about the technology's fitness for purpose.

#bgr 2024#drs#perth
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T20 World Cup 2024: Wide Calls and No-Ball Controversies in the Caribbean

Multiple Nations

June 2024

The T20 World Cup 2024 β€” hosted across the USA and Caribbean β€” was marked by umpiring controversies involving wide calls and no-ball decisions that drew criticism from multiple teams, amplified by the tournament's use of new venues in the United States where umpiring quality was questioned.

#t20 wc 2024#wide#no ball
πŸ₯ŠMild

Mohammad Rizwan and Mitchell Marsh Exchange Words

Australia vs Pakistan

11 June 2024

Mohammad Rizwan and Australian captain Mitchell Marsh exchanged heated words during the T20 World Cup 2024, adding spice to the Australia-Pakistan rivalry.

#rizwan#marsh#t20 world cup
πŸ₯ŠModerate

Sam Konstas vs Virat Kohli: The Boxing Day Bump

Australia vs India

26 December 2024

Teenage debutant Sam Konstas deliberately shoulder-bumped Virat Kohli mid-pitch during his debut innings at the MCG, sparking one of the most talked-about confrontations of modern cricket.

#sam konstas#virat kohli#boxing day
πŸ₯ŠSerious

Jasprit Bumrah Dismantles Steve Smith at Perth

Australia vs India

22 November 2024

Jasprit Bumrah's astonishing 6-wicket haul at the Optus Stadium rendered Steve Smith and Australia's batting helpless, setting up one of the most emphatic Indian Test victories in Australia.

#jasprit bumrah#steve smith#perth 2024
πŸ₯ŠModerate

Shreyas Iyer vs Mitchell Starc: The Short Ball War

Australia vs India

29 November 2024

Mitchell Starc relentlessly targeted Shreyas Iyer with short-pitched deliveries throughout the Adelaide day-night Test, exposing a known technical weakness and forcing a cat-and-mouse battle that defined the first session of India's batting.

#shreyas iyer#mitchell starc#short ball
🚨Serious

Pakistan Super League Spot-Fixing Investigation 2024

Various PSL Franchises

2024

Pakistan's cricket integrity faced fresh scrutiny in 2024 when spot-fixing allegations surfaced around Pakistan Super League matches, prompting investigations by the PCB and ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit into several players and support staff.

#psl#pakistan#spot fixing
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Hardik Pandya Booed at His Own Ground: IPL 2024's Strangest Season

Mumbai Indians

April 2024

Hardik Pandya was relentlessly booed by his own Mumbai Indians home crowd throughout IPL 2024, one of the most extraordinary cases of a captain being rejected by his own fans β€” stemming from his replacement of the beloved Rohit Sharma as captain.

#hardik pandya#ipl 2024#booed
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Rohit Sharma's T20I Retirement: One More Over of Confusion

India vs South Africa

29 June 2024

After India won the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, Rohit Sharma announced his T20I retirement during the on-field celebrations β€” only for Virat Kohli to simultaneously announce his own retirement β€” creating a bittersweet, overlapping comedy of farewells that left fans unsure which retirement to cry about first.

#rohit sharma#t20 retirement#barbados
πŸ”₯Serious

Vaibhav Suryavanshi at 13: India's Most Polarising Selection

India vs Bangladesh

6 October 2024

When the BCCI named Vaibhav Suryavanshi β€” aged 13 β€” in India's T20I squad against Bangladesh in October 2024, it triggered one of cricket's most heated modern debates: should a child be playing professional international cricket? The debate intensified further when Rajasthan Royals bought him for the 2025 IPL season.

#vaibhav suryavanshi#suryavanshi#vaibhav
πŸ”₯Serious

IPL vs Test Cricket: Cricket's Existential Scheduling War

BCCI / ICC / England Cricket / Cricket Australia

2024

The 2024 cricket calendar brought the IPL-versus-Test-cricket scheduling conflict to its most acute point yet, with multiple Test series rescheduled, players choosing IPL contracts over international availability, and administrators openly questioning whether Test cricket could survive as a commercially viable format.

#ipl#test cricket#scheduling
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Hardik Pandya Replaces Rohit Sharma as MI Captain: Fan Revolt

Mumbai Indians

January 2024

Mumbai Indians' decision to replace Rohit Sharma β€” their five-title-winning captain β€” with Hardik Pandya triggered one of the most sustained fan backlashes in IPL history, as Pandya was booed relentlessly throughout IPL 2024 while Rohit batted for the same team.

#hardik pandya#rohit sharma#mumbai indians
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U19 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan's Participation Under Scrutiny

Afghanistan U19 / ICC

January–February 2024

Afghanistan's Under-19 team's participation in the 2024 U19 World Cup in South Africa generated controversy given the Taliban government's domestic restrictions on youth sport β€” raising the same governance questions at youth level that the senior men's team's continued ICC participation had already raised.

#afghanistan u19#u19 wc 2024#participation
⭐Serious

India Wins the 2024 T20 World Cup β€” Rohit and Kohli's Farewell to T20Is

India vs South Africa

2024-06-29

India beat South Africa by 7 runs in a dramatic final in Barbados to win the 2024 T20 World Cup β€” Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both announcing retirement from T20 internationals after the victory, ending an era in Indian T20 cricket.

#india#2024-t20-world-cup#rohit-sharma
⭐Serious

India Win the T20 World Cup 2024: The End of 11 Years

India vs South Africa

29 June 2024

India ended an 11-year ICC trophy drought by defeating South Africa in a breathtaking T20 World Cup Final in Barbados β€” a victory that sparked celebrations across the subcontinent and prompted the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja from T20 international cricket.

#t20 wc 2024#india#world cup
⭐Serious

Bumrah's Perth Masterclass: India's Greatest Overseas Bowling Performance

India vs Australia

22-23 November 2024

Acting captain Jasprit Bumrah's 8-wicket match haul at the Optus Stadium in Perth β€” combined with his aggressive, astute captaincy β€” produced one of India's most dominant Test victories on Australian soil, widely hailed as among the finest individual fast bowling performances in Test history.

#jasprit bumrah#perth 2024#bgr