5 times when cricketers were penalised for ball tampering

#3 Shahid Afridi

Afridi's ball biting act attracted huge criticism

Shahid Afridi has never been far from controversies. Whether it be with his multiple retirements and coming back from them or by passing unacceptable comments on fellow or opposition players or with the national cricket board of Pakistan, the man has dealt with a fair number of them throughout his cricket career.

In what can only be labelled as a bizarre turn of events, Afridi, Pakistan's most experienced limited overs cricketer, was caught biting the ball on camera before handing it to bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan in a clear attempt to readjust the seam of the ball.

What was even more disgraceful was the fact that Afridi was the captain of the team in this T20I match against Australia played in January 2010. With the offence totally unacceptable, the skipper was penalised with a two-match ban apart from him being the punt of jokes and criticism from all corners of the cricketing fraternity.