5 Times cricketers were banned for weird reasons

3. Andrew Symonds | Fishing

For any of you who would have watched cricket back in the 2000s, you’d realise how brutal a batsman Andrew Symonds was. He is one of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball ever and is a live wire on the field. Moreover, he was more than competent with the ball making him a perfect package for white-ball cricket.

He was one of those cricketers who always used to be in the faces of the opposition and had an aura of his own. However, his career was also marred by several controversies which including the famous fishing incident. In 2008, he missed a team meeting and instead decided to go fishing.

The repercussions for this behaviour were quite strong. Symonds was immediately banned and sent back home. He was given a month’s time to prove his dedication and loyalty towards Australian cricket. Post that incident, there was a lot of uncertainty about his future. But he managed to continue to represent Australia till 2009.