2013 Year in Review: The biggest cricket controversies of the year

The Darker Picture of Sledging Conventionality:

Broken effing arm!

England’s tour to Australia for the return Ashes leg has seen a re-emergence of the low-blows of sledging from the Australians. Be it Stuart Broad whose name came to be banned or Kevin Pietersen who was toyed for mock-autographs or Australian Michael Clarke who had his own two pennies’ worth to stoke the raging Australian flames; the ongoing Australian Ashes series has seen a highly charged competitive atmosphere complete with the harshest of controversies.

Shameful Post-match Hysterics:

Pitch trouble!

England’s successful defending of the Ashes urn at home, took yet another turn for the worst when some of the senior team members celebrated their win by urinating on the grounds of the Oval. Though the cricketers were let off after severe reprimanding, there were many who clamoured for their heads for their arrogant display of unheeded celebrating.

None of these controversies have however taken any attention away from the sport but have gone on to make fans even more involved in the proceedings and most of all, in the players in the midst of these turbulences.