Ranking top 10 controversial cricketers

9. Harbhajan Singh

One of the best off-spinners to have ever played the game, Harbhajan Singh, and controversies are like sugar & tea, truly made for each other. From physical abuse to violence, the Turbanator has done it all. He has been part of famous victories as well as controversies. Since all can’t be covered, let’s talk about the shocking ones. 

The 2008 Border Gavaskar series is infamous for its abysmal umpiring & Harbhajan Singh. He racially abused Symonds when he allegedly called the all-rounder “monkey”. He was banned for three Tests and charged 50 percent of his match fees. How can we not talk about the slap when we talk about Harbhajan Singh. It happened during the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008 post the match when he slapped his fellow Indian teammate S Sreesanth. He was not only fined his match fee for the game but he was suspended for the remainder of IPL. He was also banned for five ODIs and warned of a life ban by the BCCI if he repeated the offense.

A month ago, he posted a story on his Instagram handle, in which he paid respect to Bhindranwale on the anniversary of the infamous Operation Bluestar. He posted a story that had a picture of Khalistani terrorists. For those who aren’t aware of this, after Operation Bluestar, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh Bodyguards, and this sparked riots in North India. Still fresh in the memories of many, Harbhajan was condemned & had to face the wrath of Indians on social media. He later apologized and removed the photo from his account.