15 ball-tampering controversies that shook the cricketing world

#5 Sachin Tendulkar (2001)

India's acrimonious tour of South Africa

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was given a suspended one-match ban and was fined 75 percent of his match fee by match referee Mike Denness, after being found guilty of ball-tampering during the second Test against South Africa.

Based on television footage, Tendulkar was seen removing grass from the ball. The ICC eventually decided this amounted to cleaning it without the umpire's permission rather than ball-tampering, and so overturned the ban.

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#6 Rahul Dravid (2004)

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Charged under clause 2.10 of the ICC's code of conduct, Rahul Dravid was fined 50 percent of his match fee, after being found guilty of ball-tampering during India's 24-run victory over Zimbabwe at Brisbane.

Dravid was caught by the TV cameras rubbing a cough lozenge on the shiny side of the white ball and the incident was reported to Clive Lloyd, the match referee, by the third umpire Peter Parker.