5 most bizarre things cricketers use for tampering the ball 

Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned from all forms of cricket for a year
Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned from all forms of cricket for a year

#2 Lozenge (a toffee)

Dravid received a lot of flak for his actions
Dravid received a lot of flak for his actions

Former Indian captain and batsman Rahul Dravid was caught on camera applying lozenge on the ball in an ODI game against Zimbabwe in Australia. Match referee Clive Lloyd had confirmed that the ball was tampered with after the TV footage showed Dravid intentionally applying the lozenge to the ball.

He was fined 50 percent of his match fee after being found guilty. Reports add that it was actually a cough lozenge Dravid had with him, to keep his cough in control.

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