10 Instances when players got banned/suspended for various reasons in this decade
With growing competition and money, many players were lured towards the wrong side of the sport in this decade.
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Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen was banned for probably the saddest of all reasons. He wasn’t banned by ICC, but his team, due to a ‘massive lack of trust’ from his teammates. The former England batsman was accused of leaking information to the opposition team about Andrew Strauss‘ techniques and weaknesses.
Later, when Strauss became the director of the team, he played down Kevin Pietersen’s comeback. He was sacked from the England team since that fateful incident and never came back. Speaking about the same, Strauss clearly said that his removal wasn’t due to poor form or anything, but due to a lack of trust between the two.
At that time, Pietersen was still at the top of his form, but his career was shortened due to the conflict. Speaking about the exile, he clearly said that he was devastated by this act.
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