5 Times captains cheated on the field
These instances led to the captains being banned.
5. Salman Butt
Salman Butt was given the responsibility of leading the Pakistan Test team on their England tour in 2010 after the team had seen several changes in the captaincy in the past two years. The team was going through a transition but were looking to build a good character. However, what happened in the Lord’s Test on that tour, would change Butt’s career forever.
Butt who was doing a good job leading the side was charged with a spot-fixing allegation. The eyebrows were raised when Mohammad Amir bowled an absurdly huge no-ball. A sting operation exposed the captain along with two pacers, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif for their involvement in spot-fixing.
It was revealed that the trio had accepted money from the bookies to bowl a few planned bad deliveries during the game. The three players were banned from international cricket with immediate effect. Amir went on to make a comeback for Pakistan in 2016 after serving his five-year ban while Asif and Butt could never play for their national side ever again.
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